Raúl Castañeda (September 20, 1982 – September 6, 2017) was a

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from

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

, who participated in the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

for his native country. There he was stopped in the second round of the Light flyweight (48 kg) division by Russia's eventual bronze medalist Sergey Kazakov. Castañeda was born in

Guaymas Guaymas () is a city in Guaymas Municipality, in the southwest part of the state of Sonora, in northwestern Mexico. The city is south of the state capital of Hermosillo, and from the U.S. border. The municipality is located on the Gulf of Cali ...

Sonora Sonora (), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Sonora), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is d ...

. He won the bronze medal in the Light flyweight division at the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

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. He qualified for the Olympic Games by coming in second place at the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in

Tijuana Tijuana ( ,"Tijuana"
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. He was shot dead in an ambush at

La Paz, Baja California Sur La Paz (, en, Peace) is the capital city of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur and an important regional commercial center. The city had a 2020 census population of 250,141 inhabitants, making it the most populous city in the state. Its ...

.Asesinan a ex boxeador olímpico Raúl Castañeda

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* 1982 births 2017 deaths Boxers from Sonora People from Guaymas Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 2003 Pan American Games Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Mexico Male murder victims Mexican male boxers Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in boxing People murdered in Mexico Mexican murder victims Deaths by firearm in Mexico Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games 20th-century Mexican people 21st-century Mexican people {{Mexico-boxing-bio-stub