Elio Cotena (born 30 August 1945) is an Italian

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. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the

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. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, he defeated Carl-Axel Palm of Sweden, before losing to Valery Plotnikov of the Soviet Union.

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* 1945 births Living people Italian male boxers Olympic boxers for Italy Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Boxers from Naples Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Italy Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 1967 Mediterranean Games Featherweight boxers 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-boxing-bio-stub