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, officially known as the IX Pan American Games () and commonly known as Caracas 1983, were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to inclu ...

. 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 Héctor López. *II Suramerican Championship, Guayaquil, ECU, 1983. Silver. Lost to

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. *

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, Caracas, VEN, 1983. Bronze. Lost to

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. *Olympic Festival, Mexico, MEX, 1984. Gold. * XXIII Olympic Games, Los Angeles, USA, 1984. Fifth place. Defeated Hugh Dyer and Barbar Ali Khan. Lost to Maurizio Stecca. *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 Pan American Games boxers for Colombia Boxers at the 1983 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Deaths by drowning in Florida Colombian male boxers Pan American Games bronze medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games 20th-century Colombian sportsmen Bolivarian Games silver medalists for Colombia Bolivarian Games medalists in boxing {{Colombia-boxing-bio-stub