Edgar Ramón Muñoz Mata (born December 22, 1983) is a

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from

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

, who participated in the

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for his native South American country. Muñoz won the bronze medal in the same division in 2003 at the

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. He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the

1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament The 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Tijuana, Mexico from March 12 to March 20, 2004. It was the first chance for amateur boxers from North-, Central- and South America to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympi ...

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. At the Olympics he upset Marijo Šivolija but was eliminated 10–18 in the second round of the Light heavyweight (81 kg) division by eventual Belarusian runner-up:

Magomed Aripgadjiev Magomed Aripgadzhiyev (born 23 September 1977) is a Belarusian boxer who won a silver medal in the light heavyweight division (– 81 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by finishing second at the ...

. In 2019 he represented

Venezuela at the 2019 Military World Games Venezuela competed at the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan, China from 18 to 27 October 2019. In total, athletes representing Venezuela won two bronze medals and the country finished in 55th place in the medal table. Both medals were won in ...

and he won a bronze medal in the men's +91 kg event.

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