Nicolo Gargano (1 November 1934 – 28 March 2016) was an English boxer, who won the bronze medal in the welterweight division (– 67 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He fought as Nicky Gargano.[2]
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Born | [1] West Ham, Greater London, England | 1 November 1934|||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 March 2016 West Clandon, Surrey, England | (aged 81)|||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
editGargano won the 1954, 1955 and 1956 Amateur Boxing Association British welterweight title, when boxing for the Army and later the Covent Gardens ABC.[3] In 1954, he won the gold medal in the welterweight category at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[4]
Olympic results
edit- Defeated Eduard Borysov (Soviet Union) points
- Defeated Francisco Gelabert (Argentina) points
- Lost to Nicolae Linca (Romania) points
References
edit- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ Nicholas Gargano's obituary
External links
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