Pedro Gamarro
Encyclopedia
Pedro Gamarro is a retired boxer
from Venezuela
. He represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montreal, Canada. There, he won the silver medal in the welterweight
division (– 67 kg) after having lost to Jochen Bachfeld
of East Germany in the final. Gamarro's medal was the only one won by the South American nation in Montreal. A year earlier he won a bronze medal at the 1975 Pan American Games
.
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 Venezuela
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...
. He represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
There were eleven boxing events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Light Flyweight :-First Round:* Armando Guevara def. Eduardo Baltar , 5:0* Li Byong-Uk def. Sidney McKnight , KO-1...
in Montreal, Canada. There, he won the silver medal in the 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) after having lost to Jochen Bachfeld
Jochen Bachfeld
Jochen Bachfeld is a retired boxer from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada...
of East Germany in the final. Gamarro's medal was the only one won by the South American nation in Montreal. A year earlier he won a bronze medal at the 1975 Pan American Games
Boxing at the 1975 Pan American Games
The Men's Boxing Tournament at the 1975 Pan American Games was held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26.- Medal winners :-Medal table:-External links:*...
.
Olympic results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Marijan BenešMarijan BenešMarijan Beneš is a former Yugoslavian boxer from Bosnia and Herzegovina, still considered one of the best in the Yugoslavian history. After a brilliant amateur career, culminating in the gold medal in European Amateur Boxing Championships in Belgrade, he turned professional in 1977, and won the...
(Yugoslavia) 5-0 - Defeated Emilio Correa (Cuba) RSC 3
- Defeated Clint Jackson (United States) 3-2
- Defeated Reinhard SkricekReinhard SkricekReinhard Skricek is a retired boxer from Germany, who represented West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada...
(West Germany) 3-2 - Lost to Jochen BachfeldJochen BachfeldJochen Bachfeld is a retired boxer from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada...
(East Germany) 2-3