Carlos Abaunza (15 August 1959 – 28 February 2021) was a Nicaraguan

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er. He competed in the men's high jump at the

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. Carlos immigrated to the United States when he was 13 years old.

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* 1959 births 2021 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Nicaraguan male high jumpers Olympic athletes for Nicaragua Sportspeople from Managua {{Nicaragua-athletics-bio-stub