Damir Škaro (born 2 November 1959) is a former

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and convicted rapist. He won the Light Heavyweight Bronze medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in

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, as well as a Croatian politician. He also competed at the 1980 Olympic Games and the

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. Škaro was elected into the

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as a member of the

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. Škaro has served as the secretary of the ''Croatian Olympians Club''. In September 2019, he was arrested by Croatian authorities on suspicion of sexual misconduct and alleged rape of his female secretary at Autoklub Siget, where he had served as president since 2004. In order to prevent him from witness tampering he was immediately admitted to prison for a 30-day pre-trial custody period, while the criminal case against him was being prepared by state attorneys. The case was widely publicized in Croatian news media and led to his resignation as President of Autoklub Siget only a week later. In April 2024, at the age of 64, he was found guilty of

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and sentenced to 30 months in

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1980 Olympic results

Middleweight * Round of 32: lost to Viktor Savchenko (Soviet Union) after the referee stopped the bout

1984 Olympic Games

Middleweight *Round of 32: Defeated Ahmed_El-Gindy (Egypt) after the referee stopped the bout *Round of 16: Defeated Antonio Corti (Argentina) 4-1 * Quarterfinal: Lost to

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(United States) 1-4

1988 Olympic Games

Light heavyweight *Round of 32: Defeated Deyan Kirilov (Bulgaria) 3-2 *Round of 16: Defeated Osmond Imadiyi (Nigeria) 5-0 *Quarterfinal: Defeated

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(Kenya) 5-0 *Semifinal: Lost to Nuramgomed Shanavazov (Soviet Union) by walkover (was awarded bronze medal)

References

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