Edgar Ramón Muñoz Mata[a] (born 22 December 1983) is a boxer from Venezuela, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native South American country.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Edgar Ramón Muñoz Mata |
| Born | 22 December 1983 Porlamar, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela |
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Muñoz won the bronze medal in the same division in 2003 at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo. He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tijuana, Mexico.
At the Olympics he upset Marijo Šivolija but was eliminated 10–18 in the second round of the Light heavyweight (81 kg) division by eventual Belarusian runner-up: Magomed Aripgadjiev.
In 2019 he represented Venezuela at the 2019 Military World Games and he won a bronze medal in the men's +91 kg event.
Notes
edit- ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Muñoz and the second or maternal family name is Mata.
References
edit- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edgar Ramón Muñoz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
External links
edit- Edgar Munoz at AIBA.org (archived)
- Edgar Ramón Muñoz at Olympedia
- Edgar Ramón Muñoz at InterSportStats
- Edgar Ramon Munoz at Olympics.com
- Edgar Ramon Munoz Mata at Olympics.com
- Edgar Ramon Munoz Mata at Yahoo! Sports at the Wayback Machine (archived 22 May 2011)
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