{{Short description|Venezuelan boxer (born 1964)}} {{family name hatnote|Catari|Peraza|lang=Spanish}} {{MedalTableTop|Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1983-0311-023, Omar Catari (cropped).jpg|Omar Catari (1983)}} {{MedalSport | Men's Boxing}} {{MedalCountry | {{VEN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalBronze| 1984 Los Angeles | Featherweight}} {{MedalCompetition|Central American and Caribbean Games}} {{MedalBronze| 1986 Santiago | Featherweight}} {{MedalBottom}} '''Omar Catarí Peraza''' (born April 25, 1964 in Barquisimeto, Lara) is a former Venezuelan boxer. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg), along with Türgüt Aykaç of Turkey.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130421190446/http://www.mindeporte.gob.ve/portal2009/noticias-mindeporte/9747-omar-catari-el-mago-detras-del-truco Omar Catarí el mago detrás del truco ] July 2012</ref>
== Olympic results == '''1984 – Los Angeles''' *Round of 64 bye *Round of 32: Defeated Azzedine Said (Algeria) referee stopped contest in second round *Round of 16: Defeated Satoru Higashi (Japan) by decision, 4-1 *Quarterfinal: Defeated Park Hyung-Ok (South Korea) by decision, 4-1 *Semifinals: Lost to Meldrick Taylor (United States) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded bronze medal)
'''1988 – Seoul''' *1st round bye *Defeated Moussa Kagambega (Burkina Faso) by first-round knockout *Lost to Abdelhak Achik (Morocco) by first-round knockout
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045558/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/omar-catari-1.html Profile]
{{Venezuela athletes winners at the Olympics Games}}
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