Aldo Cosentino (19 October 1947 – 8 October 2023) was a French

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Life and career

Born in

Tunis ''Tounsi'' french: Tunisois , population_note = , population_urban = , population_metro = 2658816 , population_density_km2 = , timezone1 = CET , utc_offset1 ...

, following the

Tunisian independence Tunisian independence was a process that occurred from 1952 to 1956 between France and a separatist movement, led by Habib Bourguiba. He became the first Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tunisia after negotiations with France successfully had ...

Cosentino moved to

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...

with his family in 1956. A seven times national champion in the

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class, he won a silver medal at the

1969 European Amateur Boxing Championships The 1969 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Bucharest, Romania from 30 May to 8 June. The 18th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 180 fighters f ...

and a gold medal at the 1973 European Amateur Boxing Championships. He competed at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972 ...

, and the

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. After his retirement, he became a coach for the French national team. Cosentino died on 8 October 2023, at the age of 75.

References

1947 births 2023 deaths French male boxers Olympic boxers for France Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Pieds-Noirs Sportspeople from Tunis AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Bantamweight boxers {{France-boxing-bio-stub