Robinsón Pitalúa Explained
| Birth Date: | September 3, 1964 |
Robinson Pitalúa Támara (September 3, 1964 - September 22, 1985) was a Colombian boxer, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in the Men's Bantamweight division.[1]
Born in Montería, Córdoba Pitalúa won the bronze medal in the same weight category a year earlier at the 1983 Pan American Games.[2] He died in a drowning accident 1985 in Miami, Florida, USA.[3]
Achievements
- IX Bolivarian Games, Barquisimeto, VEN, 1981. Silver. Lost to Manuel Vilchez.
- III World Championship, Munich, GER, 1982. Ninth place. Lost to Klaus-Dieter Kirchstein.
- Inter-Continental Tournament, Colorado Springs, USA, 1982. Gold. Defeated Héctor López.
- II Suramerican Championship, Guayaquil, ECU, 1983. Silver. Lost to Manuel Vilchez.
- Pan American Games, Caracas, VEN, 1983. Bronze. Lost to Pedro Nolasco.
- Olympic Festival, Mexico, MEX, 1984. Gold.
- XXIII Olympic Games, Los Angeles, USA, 1984. Fifth place. Defeated Hugh Dyer and Barbar Ali Khan. Lost to Maurizio Stecca.
- Four-time National Champion.
- Amateur record: 83-12-0.
- Professional debut: November 23, 1984 against Manuel Mendoza.
- Professional Record: 6-0-0, 4 KO's.[4]
References
Jaime Castro-Núñez. La Canción de Robinson. 2008
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.eastsideboxing.com/weblog/news.php?p=13878&more=1 East Side Boxing - Remembering Robinsón Pitalúa. accessed Nov 2012
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045333/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pi/robinson-pitalua-1.html Sports Reference.com. accessed Nov 2012
- http://www.eastsideboxing.com/weblog/news.php?p=17290&more=1 East Side Boxing. accessed Nov 2012
- http://boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Human:130931 Boxing Record - Biography of Pitalúa
