Victor Ramos (born 14 April 1970)[1] is a retired East Timorese boxer. He was one of the first athletes to represent East Timor at the Olympic Games, when he competed at the Men's lightweight Boxing event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, though he technically competed as an individual athlete because East Timor was newly independent and had not yet been formally recognized by the International Olympic Committee.[2] He was also the flag bearer for the Independent Olympians at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[3] Ramos was one of the ten East Timorese athletes who received training in Darwin prior to his participation in the Sydney Olympic Games.[4] However, he lost in round 1 against Ghanaian boxer Raymond Narh and did not advance any further.[5]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 April 1970 Bobonaro, Bobonaro, Portuguese Timor (now Timor Leste) |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | East Timor |
| Event | Men's Lightweight |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 2000 |
Besides competing in the 2000 Summer Olympics, Ramos also competed in the 1997 Southeast Asian Games, where he won a bronze medal representing Indonesia.[6]
The Sydney Olympics followed East Timor's declaration of independence from Indonesia in 1999, and the ensuing violence, and Ramos, like many other East Timorese, fled into the hills with his parents and siblings to escape from the violence.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Victor Ramos". Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 14 August 2014.
- ^ The Australian From the bottom of the leaderboard July 27 2012 Retrieved on August 14, 2014
- ^ Individual Olympic Athletes. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 14 August 2014.
- ^ "Ramos running toward Olympics". AP. Darwin, Australia: canoe.ca. 15 August 2000. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Sydney2000: Raymond Narh in good start". Ghana: Ghanaweb. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ a b Longman, Jere (9 September 2000). "OLYMPICS; East Timor Athletes Enjoy Independence". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
