José García (boxer)
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José García is a former Venezuela
n boxer
. At the 1988 Summer Olympics
he lost in the second round of the men's welterweight
division (– 67 kg) to Poland's eventual bronze medalist Jan Dydak
.
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
. At the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
he lost in the second round of the men's welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
division (– 67 kg) to Poland's eventual bronze medalist Jan Dydak
Jan Dydak
Jan Dydak is a former Polish amateur boxer, who won the Welterweight Bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.-Olympic results:*1st round bye*Defeated José García 4-1...
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