Sport Boxing Weight 96 kg Height 1.86 m | Role Boxer Name Franco Piccoli Martial art Boxing | |
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Born 29 November 1937 (age 86) ( 1937-11-29 ) Campalto, Italy Olympic medals Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Heavyweight People also search for Gunter Siegmund, Daniel Bekker, Josef Nemec | ||
Francesco De Piccoli (born 29 November 1937) is a former Italian boxer, who won the gold medal in the heavyweight division (+91 kg) at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
Amateur career
De Piccoli started training in boxing in 1955, and won national heavyweight titles in 1959 and 1960. At the 1960 Olympics, he easily reached the final, in which he knocked out Daan Bekker after 90 seconds. He turned professional right after the Olympics. After retiring in 1965 he worked as a driving instructor.
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