Omar Catarí

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]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Catari and the second or maternal family name is Peraza.
Omar Catarí

Omar Catari (right)
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Venezuela
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles Featherweight
Central American and Caribbean Games
1986 Santiago Featherweight

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

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


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