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

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Life and career

Born in

Tunis Tunis (, ') is the capital city, capital and largest city of Tunisia. The greater metropolitan area of Tunis, often referred to as "Grand Tunis", has about 2,700,000 inhabitants. , it is the third-largest city in the Maghreb region (after Casabl ...

, following the

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

Cosentino moved to Paris 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 and a gold medal at the

1973 European Amateur Boxing Championships The 1973 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia from 1 to 9 June. The 20th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 148 fighters from ...

. He competed at the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

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

, and the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

. 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 Boxers from Tunis AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Bantamweight boxers 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-boxing-bio-stub