Ricardo Carreras

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Ricardo Carreras

Personal information
Born	December 8, 1949 (1949-12-08) (age 74) New York City, New York, U.S.
Medal record Men's boxing Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1972 Munich Bantamweight North American Championships 1971 Latham Bantamweight

Ricardo Luis Carreras (born December 8, 1949) is a retired bantamweight boxer from the United States, who won the bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. In the semifinals of the men's bantamweight (– 54 kg) division he was defeated by eventual silver medalist Alfonso Zamora. Carreras was born in New York City, New York. After retiring from boxing, Carreras worked for the U.S. Postal Service.^[1]