Omar Catarí

Venezuelan boxer
Omar Catarí

Omar Catari (1983)
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Venezuela
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Featherweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Santiago Featherweight

Omar Catarí Peraza (born April 25, 1964 in Barquisimeto, Lara) is a former Venezuelan boxer. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg), along with Türgüt Aykaç of Turkey.[1]

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 (Japan) by decision, 4-1
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Park Hyung-Ok (South Korea) by decision, 4-1
  • Semifinals: Lost to Meldrick Taylor (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 (Morocco) by first-round knockout

References

  1. ^ Omar Catarí el mago detrás del truco July 2012

External links

  • Profile


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