Aureliano Bolognesi

Aureliano Bolognesi (15 November 1930 in Sestri Ponente, Italy – 30 March 2018 in Genoa)[1] was an Italian boxer.

Aureliano Bolognesi
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing Italy
Olympic Games
	1952 Helsinki	Lightweight

Amateur career

Bolognesi was the Lightweight gold medalist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.

1952 Olympic results

Bolognesi's results are as follows:

Round of 32: bye
Round of 16: Defeated Bobby Bickle (United States) by decision, 2-1
Quarterfinal: Defeated István Juhász (Hungary) by decision, 2-1
Semifinal: Defeated Erkki Pakkanen (Finland) by decision, 3-0
Final: Defeated Aleksy Antkiewicz (Poland) by decision, 2-1 (won gold medal)

Pro career

Bolognesi turned pro in 1954 and fought mainly in Italy, and retired in 1956 having won 17, lost 2 and drawn 2 with 2 KOs.

References

"Morto Aureliano Bolognesi, medaglia d'oro di pugilato alle Olimpiadi del 1952" (in Italian). genova.repubblica.it. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

External links

Boxing record for Aureliano Bolognesi from BoxRec (registration required)
Aureliano Bolognesi at Olympedia
Aureliano Bolognesi at Olympics.com
Aureliano Bolognesi at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)

Olympic boxing champions – men's lightweight

1904: 125–135 lb (56.7–61.2 kg) · 1908: 126–140 lb (57.2–63.5 kg) · 1920–1936: 126–135 lb (57.2–61.2 kg) · 1948: 58–62 kg · 1952–2008: 57–60 kg · 2012: 56–60 kg · 2016: 57–60 kg · 2020–: 58–63 kg

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