Omar Catarí Peraza (born April 25, 1964 in

Barquisimeto Barquisimeto (; guc, Watkisimeeta) is a city in Venezuela. It is the capital of the state of Lara and head of Iribarren Municipality. It is an important urban, industrial, commercial and transportation center of the country, recognized as the f ...

Lara Lara may refer to: Places * Lara (state), a state in Venezuela *Electoral district of Lara, an electoral district in Victoria, Australia * Lara, Antalya, an urban district in Turkey * Lara, Victoria, a township in Australia * Lara de los In ...

) is a former

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

n boxer. At the

1984 Summer Olympics 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 sec ...

he won the bronze medal in the men's

featherweight Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, t ...

division (– 57 kg), along with Türgüt Aykaç of Turkey.Omar Catarí el mago detrás del truco
July 2012

Olympic results

1984 - Los Angeles *Round of 64 bye *Round of 32: Defeated Azzedine Said (Algeria) referee stopped contest in second round *Round of 16: Defeated

Satoru Higashi is a Japanese boxer. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon ...

(Japan) by decision, 4-1 *Quarterfinal: Defeated Park Hyung-Ok (South Korea) by decision, 4-1 *Semifinals: Lost to

Meldrick Taylor Meldrick Taylor (born October 19, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2002. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the IBF junior welterweight title from 1988 to 1990, and the WBA welterweight title ...

(United States) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded bronze medal) 1988 - Seoul *1st round bye *Defeated Moussa Kagambega (Burkina Faso) by first-round knockout *Lost to

Abdelhak Achik Abdelhak Achik (born March 11, 1959) is a former Moroccan amateur boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight (– 57 kg) category at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 1988 Olympic results Below is the record of Abdelh ...

(Morocco) by first-round knockout

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