Damir Škaro
Encyclopedia
Damir Škaro is a former Croatian amateur boxer
who won the Light Heavyweight Bronze medal
at the 1988 Olympic Games
in Seoul
with Yugoslavia, as well as a Croatian politician.
Škaro was elected into the Croatian Parliament in 1995
as a member of the Croatian Democratic Union
.
Škaro has served as the secretary of the Croatian Olympians Club.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who won the Light Heavyweight Bronze medal
Olympic medalists in boxing
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in boxing from 1904 to 2008.-Light flyweight:*1968 - : up to 48 kg.-Flyweight:*1904: up to 105 lb *1920-1936: up to 112 lb *1948-1964: up to 51 kg...
at the 1988 Olympic Games
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
in Seoul
Seoul
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with Yugoslavia, as well as a Croatian politician.
Škaro was elected into the Croatian Parliament in 1995
Croatian parliamentary election, 1995
-Subsequent changes:The following changes happened after elections:*The Croatian Pure Party of Rights gained one member of parliament*The Croatian Christian Democratic Union gained one more member of parliament*The Serb People's Party lost one member of parliament...
as a member of the Croatian Democratic Union
Croatian Democratic Union
The Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003...
.
Škaro has served as the secretary of the Croatian Olympians Club.
1988 Olympic Results
- Defeated Deyan KirilovDeyan KirilovDeyan Kirilov is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was defeated in the first round of the Men's Light Heavyweight Division by Yugoslavia's eventual bronze medalist Damir Škaro.-References:*...
(Bulgaria) 3-2 - Defeated Osmond Imadiyi (Nigeria) 5-0
- Defeated Joseph AkhasambaJoseph AkhasambaJoseph Akhasamba is a retired boxer from Kenya, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. He won the gold medal in the men's light heavyweight division at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand.-References:*...
(Kenya) 5-0 - Lost to Nuramgomed Shanavazov (Soviet Union) walk-over