Pedro Nolasco
Pedro Nolasco (February 2, 1962 – September 15, 1995) was a Dominican boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's bantamweight category at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States.
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| Full name | Pedro Julio Nolasco | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 20, 1962 La Romana | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | September 15, 1995 (aged 33) La Romana | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Bantamweight | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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This was the first Olympic medal of the Dominican Republic. A year earlier he won a silver at the 1983 Pan American Games. He was born in La Romana, Dominican Republic.
Nolasco turned pro in 1986 and had limited success, possibly a result of having moved up the professional ladder too quickly. In 1987 he dropped a pair of fights to future champion Tony Lopez. Later in the year he lost a by first-round knockout to former world champ Victor Callejas. In 1989 he took on Maurizio Stecca for the newly created WBO Featherweight Title, but lost in a 6th-round TKO.
Nolasco was shot and killed in an attempted robbery at his home in La Romana on September 15, 1995, at the age of 33.