Carlos Burga (12 May 1952 – 18 January 2021) was a Peruvian

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. He competed in the men's welterweight event at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

. Burga also competed in the welterweight class at the

1975 Pan American Games The 1975 Pan American Games were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26, 1975, exactly twenty years after the second Pan American Games were held there. It was the third major sporting event held in the Mexican capital in seve ...

. Burga died in January 2021 from

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during the pandemic in Peru.

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* 1952 births 2021 deaths Welterweight boxers Peruvian male boxers Olympic boxers for Peru Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for Peru Boxers at the 1975 Pan American Games Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru Place of birth missing 20th-century Peruvian people 21st-century Peruvian people {{Peru-boxing-bio-stub