Carlo Orlandi

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Carlo Orlandi (April 23, 1910 – July 29, 1983) was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

In 1928 he won the gold medal in the lightweight class after winning the final against Stephen Halaiko. Orlandi was a deaf-mute.

Olympic results

v t e Olympic Boxing Champions in Men's Lightweight

1904: 125–135 lb (56.7–61.2 kg), 1908: 126–140 lb (57.2–63.5 kg), 1920–1936: 126–135 lb (57.2–61.2 kg), 1948: 58–62 kg, 1952–2008: 57–60 kg, 2012: 56–60 kg

1904: Harry Spanjer (USA) 1908: Frederick Grace (GBR) 1920: Samuel Mosberg (USA) 1924: Hans Jacob Nielsen (DEN) 1928: Carlo Orlandi (ITA) 1932: Lawrence Stevens (RSA) 1936: Imre Harangi (HUN) 1948: Gerald Dreyer (RSA) 1952: Aureliano Bolognesi (ITA) 1956: Richard McTaggart (GBR) 1960: Kazimierz Paździor (POL) 1964: Józef Grudzień (POL) 1968: Ronnie Harris (USA) 1972: Jan Szczepański (POL) 1976: Howard Davis (USA) 1980: Ángel Herrera (CUB) 1984: Pernell Whitaker (USA) 1988: Andreas Zülow (GDR) 1992: Oscar De La Hoya (USA) 1996: Hocine Soltani (ALG) 2000–2004: Mario Kindelán (CUB) 2008: Aleksei Tishchenko (RUS) 2012: Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR)

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