Franco Valle (15 February 1940 – 10 April 2003) was an Italian boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1964 Olympics.[1] After that he turned professional, but had limited success, and retired in 1966 with a record of 3-3.[2]
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 Franco Valle (right) at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||||
| Born | 15 February 1940 | |||||||||||
| Died | 10 April 2003 (aged 63) | |||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | 75 kg (165 lb), Middleweight | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||
| Total fights | 6 | |||||||||||
| Wins | 3 | |||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 2 | |||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | |||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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1964 Olympic boxing results edit
Below is the record of Franco Valle, an Italian middleweight boxer who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics:
- Round of 32: bye
- Round of 16: defeated Leonidas Cezar (Brazil) by decision, 4-1
- Quarterfinal: defeated Guillermo Salinas (Chile) by decision, 5-0
- Semifinal: lost to Emil Schulz (United Team of Germany) by decision, 0-5 (awarded bronze medal)
References edit
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- ^ Franco Valle Archived 6 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Boxing record for Franco Valle from BoxRec (registration required)
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