Oscar Gómez
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Oscar Edegardo Gómez is a retired male light-middleweight boxer
from Argentina
, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, Georgia
. There he was defeated in the first round of the men's light-middleweight division (– 71 kg) by Uzbekistan's eventual bronze medalist Karim Tulaganov
after the referee stopped the contest in the third round.
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...
from Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. There he was defeated in the first round of the men's light-middleweight division (– 71 kg) by Uzbekistan's eventual bronze medalist Karim Tulaganov
Karim Tulaganov
Karim Tulaganov is an Uzbek boxer. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's Light Middleweight category, together with Yermakhan Ibraimov of Kazakhstan.-Amateur career:...
after the referee stopped the contest in the third round.