Ricardo Carreras

Ricardo Carreras
Personal information
BornDecember 8, 1949 (1949-12-08) (age 76)
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
1972 Munich Bantamweight
Pan American Games
1971 Cali 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.