Pedro van Raamsdonk
Encyclopedia
Pedro Johannes van Raamsdonk (born October 2, 1960 in Amsterdam
, Noord-Holland) is a retired boxer
from the Netherlands
, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles, California
. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the middleweight
division (– 75 kg) by eventual bronze medalist Arístides González
of Puerto Rico
.
In 1981 he won, the first Dutchman to do so since World War II, the silver medal in his weight division at the European Amateur Boxing Championships
in Tampere, Finland. A year later he captured the bronze medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships
in Munich
, West Germany
. Van Raamsdonk is the first and so far the only boxer without an American passport (he is from the Netherlands) who fought in the National Golden Gloves. He won in 1980 the Californiën Golden Gloves and the bronze medal at the 1981 national Golden Gloves in Toledo (Ohio)
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Noord-Holland) is a retired boxer
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...
from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place in the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The boxing schedule began on July 29 and ended on August 11. Twelve men's boxing events were contested.-Light Flyweight :...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
division (– 75 kg) by eventual bronze medalist Arístides González
Aristides González
Ariestides González Ortíz is a boxer from Puerto Rico, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight division at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He shared the podium with Algeria's Mohamed Zaoui...
of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
.
In 1981 he won, the first Dutchman to do so since World War II, the silver medal in his weight division at the European Amateur Boxing Championships
1981 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 1981 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Tampere, Finland from May 2 to May 10, 1981. The 24th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. 171 fighters from 22 European countries participated in the...
in Tampere, Finland. A year later he captured the bronze medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships
1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Munich, West Germany from May 4 to 15. The third edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal winners...
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
. Van Raamsdonk is the first and so far the only boxer without an American passport (he is from the Netherlands) who fought in the National Golden Gloves. He won in 1980 the Californiën Golden Gloves and the bronze medal at the 1981 national Golden Gloves in Toledo (Ohio)