Franco De Piccoli
Francesco De Piccoli (born 29 November 1937) is a former Italian boxer, who won the gold medal in the heavyweight division (+91 kg) at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
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| Born | 29 November 1937 (age 85) Campalto, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
De Piccoli started training in boxing in 1955, and won national heavyweight titles in 1959 and 1960. At the 1960 Olympics, he easily reached the final, in which he knocked out Daan Bekker after 90 seconds. He turned professional right after the Olympics. After retiring in 1965 he worked as a driving instructor.[1][2]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Francesco de Piccoli.
- Franco De Piccoli Archived 20 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- Boxing record for Franco De Piccoli from BoxRec (registration required)
External links
- Franco De Piccoli at BoxRec (registration required)
- Franco De Piccoli at Olympedia
1904–1908: +158 lb (71.7 kg) · 1920–1936: +175 lb (79.4 kg) · 1948: +80 kg · 1952–1980: +81 kg · 1984–2012: 81–91 kg · 2016–: 82–91 kg | |
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