Robinson Pitalúa Támara (September 3, 1964 – September 22, 1985) was a Colombian

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, who represented his native country at the

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in the Men's Bantamweight division. Born in Montería, Córdoba Pitalúa 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 ...

. He died in a drowning accident 1985 in

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, USA.

Achievements

*IX

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, Barquisimeto, VEN, 1981. Silver. Lost to Manuel Vilchez. *III World Championship, Munich, GER, 1982. Ninth place. Lost to

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. *Inter-Continental Tournament, Colorado Springs, USA, 1982. Gold. Defeated

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. *II Suramerican Championship, Guayaquil, ECU, 1983. Silver. Lost to Manuel Vilchez. *

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, Caracas, VEN, 1983. Bronze. Lost to

Pedro Nolasco Pedro Nolasco (February 2, 1962 – September 15, 1995) was a Dominican boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's bantamweight category at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. This was the first Olympic medal of the Domi ...

. *Olympic Festival, Mexico, MEX, 1984. Gold. *

XXIII Olympic Games The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

, Los Angeles, USA, 1984. Fifth place. Defeated Hugh Dyer and Barbar Ali Khan. Lost to

Maurizio Stecca Maurizio Stecca (born 9 March 1963) is a retired Italian boxer, who won the Bantamweight Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Stecca was born in Santarcangelo di Romagna. His brother Loris Stecca was also a professional boxer. Professiona ...

. *Four-time National Champion. *Amateur record: 83-12-0. *Professional debut: November 23, 1984 against Manuel Mendoza. *Professional Record: 6-0-0, 4 KO's. Boxing Record - Biography of Pitalúa
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References

Jaime Castro-Núñez. La Canción de Robinson. 2008

External links

Spanish Sports Blog about Pitalúa
1964 births 1985 deaths Bantamweight 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 Deaths by drowning in the United States Accidental deaths in Florida Colombian male boxers Pan American Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games 20th-century Colombian people {{Colombia-boxing-bio-stub