Nicholas Gargano
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s Boxing | |||
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| Bronze | 1956 Melbourne | Welterweight | |
Nicholas ("Nick") Gargano (born November 1, 1934) is a former English boxer, who won the bronze medal in the welterweight division (– 67 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Two years earlier he captured the gold medal in the same weight category at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
[edit] Amateur Career
Gargano was the ABA Welterweight champion in 1954, 1955, and 1956.
[edit] Olympic results
- Defeated Eduard Borysov (Soviet Union) points
- Defeated Francisco Gelabert (Argentina) points
- Lost to Nicolae Linca (Romania) points
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