José García (boxer)

José García (born May 4, 1968) is a Venezuelan former

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ...

. At the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

he lost in the second round of the men's

welterweight Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term ''welterweight'' was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify th ...

division (– 67 kg) to Poland's eventual bronze medalist

Jan Dydak Jan Zygmunt Dydak (June 14, 1968 – March 27, 2019) was a Polish amateur boxing, boxer, who won the Olympic medalists in boxing, Welterweight Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was born in Czeladź, Śląskie.1968 births Living people Welterweight boxers Olympic boxers for Venezuela Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Venezuelan male boxers Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Venezuelan sportsmen {{Venezuela-boxing-bio-stub