Nicholas Gargano

Nicholas Gargano
Personal information
Born (1934-11-01)1 November 1934
Died 28 March 2016(2016-03-28) (aged 81)

Nicholas "Nick" 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. Two years earlier he captured the gold medal in the same weight category at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[1]

Amateur career

Gargano was the ABA Welterweight champion in 1954, 1955, and 1956.

Olympic results

  • Defeated Eduard Borysov (Soviet Union) points
  • Defeated Francisco Gelabert (Argentina) points
  • Lost to Nicolae Linca (Romania) points

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