Gilbert Chapron (October 7, 1933 – September 5, 2016) was a French

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, who competed in the

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division (– 75 kg) during his career as an amateur. He was born in

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Amateur career

Chapron represented France as a Middleweight (75 kg) at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic games, capturing a bronze medal.

Olympic results

*1st round bye *Defeated

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(United States) points *Lost to Ramón Tapia (Chile) points

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* 1933 births 2016 deaths Sportspeople from Blois Middleweight boxers Olympic boxers for France Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in boxing French male boxers Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for France 20th-century French sportsmen {{france-boxing-bio-stub