Gavino Matta

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Olympic medal record
Men's Boxing
Silver	1936 Berlin	flyweight

Gavino Matta (June 9, 1910 – January 20, 1954) was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Sassari.

In 1936, Matta won the silver medal in the flyweight class after losing the final fight to Willy Kaiser, the German competitor. The American, Lou Laurie, won the bronze. In the final fight for the title, Kaiser attacked Matta from the outset, forcing the tempo at close quarters and keeping Matta at bay. When Matta tried to fight back Kaiser pushed the pace. Towards the end of the fight the Italian tired and Kaiser wrapped up a points decision and Germany's first ever boxing gold. The two men met again a year later in the European championship and Matta succeeded to defeat Kaiser, although this time it was for the bronze medal. Matta and Lauria later turned professional with Matta going on to become the Italian champion. In 1937 Europe's boxing champions, including Matta, competed against the Golden Gloves in international fights.

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External links

Professional boxing record for Gavino Matta from BoxRec

Persondata
Name	Matta, Gavino
Alternative names
Short description	Boxer
Date of birth	June 9, 1910
Place of birth
Date of death	January 20, 1954
Place of death

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