Gino Rossi (May 29, 1908 – September 9, 1987)
was an Italian
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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who competed in the
Olympic Games
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in 1932. He was born in
Piacenza
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. He won the silver medal in the light heavyweight competition in
Los Angeles
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, losing to
David Carstens of
South Africa
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in the gold-medal match.
1932 Olympic results
* Quarterfinal: defeated Nikolaos Mastoridis (Greece) on points
* Semifinal: defeated William Murphy (Ireland) by walkover
* Final: lost to David Carstens (South Africa) on points (was awarded silver medal)
References
External links
Report on Italian Olympic boxers
1908 births
1987 deaths
Sportspeople from Piacenza
Light-heavyweight boxers
Boxers at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Italy
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Olympic medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Italian male boxers
20th-century Italian sportsmen
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