Omar Adorno

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Omar Adorno
Personal information
NationalityPuerto Rican
Born (1972-08-01) 1 August 1972 (age 47)
Morovis, Puerto Rico
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing

Omar Adorno (born 1 August 1972) is a Puerto Rican boxer. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Omar Adorno Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2018.