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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 November 1934[1] West Ham, Greater London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 March 2016 (aged 81) West Clandon, Surrey, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gargano 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
- Defeated Eduard Borysov (Soviet Union) points
- Defeated Francisco Gelabert (Argentina) points
- Lost to Nicolae Linca (Romania) points
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