Carlos Motta

Athlete

1956 –

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Who is Carlos Motta?

Carlos Santiago Motta Taracena is a retired boxer from Guatemala who competed in the light flyweight division at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

He was the fourth Guatemalan boxer to participate at the Olympics and the first since 1968. After defeating Mustafa Genç from Turkey in the first round and Daniel Mwangi from Kenya in the second round, Motta was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Venezuela's eventual bronze medalist Marcelino Bolivar.

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Born
Jul 25, 1956

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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