Franco Valle

Franco Valle (15 February 1940 – 10 April 2003) was an Italian boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1964 Olympics.[1] After that he turned professional, but had limited success, and retired in 1966 with a record of 3-3.[2]

Tadeusz Walasek
Franco Valle (right) at the 1964 Olympics
Statistics
Weight(s)75 kg (165 lb), Middleweight
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Born15 February 1940
Genoa, Italy
Died10 April 2003 (aged 63)
Boxing record
Total fights6
Wins3
Wins by KO2
Losses3
Draws0
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Middleweight

1964 Olympic boxing results

Below is the record of Franco Valle, an Italian middleweight boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics:

  • Round of 32: bye
  • Round of 16: defeated Leonidas Cezar (Brazil) by decision, 4-1
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Guillermo Salinas (Chile) by decision, 5-0
  • Semifinal: lost to Emil Schulz (United Team of Germany) by decision, 0-5 (awarded bronze medal)

References

  1. Franco Valle Archived 6 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. Boxing record for Franco Valle from BoxRec (registration required)


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