Rafael Zuñiga Medrano (born May 6, 1963 in
Bolívar) is a retired
Colombia
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boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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, who represented his native country at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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in
Los Angeles
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in the Men's Featherweight division. Zuñiga won the bronze medal in the same weight category a year earlier at the
1983 Pan American Games
The 1983 Pan American Games were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to include relatively accurate steroid testing.Taylor, William N., ''Anabolic Steroids and the ...
.
References
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1963 births
Living people
Featherweight boxers
Olympic boxers for Colombia
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Colombia
Boxers at the 1983 Pan American Games
Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
People from Bolívar Department
Colombian male boxers
Pan American Games medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games
20th-century Colombian people
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