Carlos Calderón (boxer)

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Carlos Calderón
CitizenshipPuerto Rico
Occupation Boxer featherweight
Carlos Calderón
Medal record
Representing Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Men's Boxing
Central American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1973 Central American Gamesfeatherweight
Florida State Golden Gloves
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1974 Florida State Golden Glovesfeatherweight
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1975 Pan American Games [1] featherweight

Carlos Calderon is a retired boxer from Puerto Rico who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [2]

1976 Olympic record

Below is the Olympic record of Carlos Calderon, a Puerto Rican featherweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics: [2]

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References

  1. "Stevenson 'Next' On Dokes List". The Sumter Daily Item . October 22, 1975. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlos Calderón Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2018.