Robinson Pitalúa Támara (September 3, 1964 – September 22, 1985) was a Colombian boxer, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in the Men's Bantamweight division. East Side Boxing - Remembering Robinsón Pitalúa. accessed Nov 2012
Born in Montería, Córdoba Pitalúa won the bronze medal in the same weight category a year earlier at the 1983 Pan American Games.Sports Reference.com. accessed Nov 2012 He died in a drowning accident 1985 in Miami, Florida, USA. East Side Boxing. accessed Nov 2012
Achievements IX Bolivarian Games, Barquisimeto, VEN, 1981. Silver. Lost to Manuel Vilchez. III World Championship, Munich, GER, 1982. Ninth place. Lost to Klaus-Dieter Kirchstein. Inter-Continental Tournament, Colorado Springs, USA, 1982. Gold. Defeated Héctor López. II Suramerican Championship, Guayaquil, ECU, 1983. Silver. Lost to Manuel Vilchez. Pan American Games, Caracas, VEN, 1983. Bronze. Lost to Pedro Nolasco. Olympic Festival, Mexico, MEX, 1984. Gold. XXIII Olympic Games, Los Angeles, USA, 1984. Fifth place. Defeated Hugh Dyer and Barbar Ali Khan. Lost to Maurizio Stecca. Four-time National Champion. Amateur record: 83-12-0. Professional debut: November 23, 1984 against Manuel Mendoza. Professional Record: 6-0-0, 4 KO's. Boxing Record - Biography of Pitalúa
References
Jaime Castro-Núñez. La Canción de Robinson. 2008
External links Spanish Sports Blog about Pitalúa