Vincent Sarnelli (24 February 1962 – 6 February 1986) was a French

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

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. At the 1984 Summer Olympics, he lost to Moses Mwaba of Zambia. He became a

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in 1985 and he died of blood cancer on 6 February 1986.

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1962 births 1986 deaths French male boxers Olympic boxers for France Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Middleweight boxers 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-boxing-bio-stub