Francesco De Piccoli (29 November 1937 – 22 May 2026) was an Italian boxer, who won the gold medal in the heavyweight division (+91 kg) at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
 Francesco de Piccoli in 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 November 1937 Campalto, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 May 2026 (aged 88) | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
editDe 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.[1][2]
Death
editDe Piccoli died on 22 May 2026, at the age of 88.[3]
Professional record
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References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Francesco de Piccoli.
- ↑ Franco De Piccoli Archived 20 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ↑ Boxing record for Franco De Piccoli from BoxRec (registration required)
- ↑ La boxe piange De Piccoli, il gigante d’oro che aveva preso Roma in pugno (in Italian)
External links
edit- Franco De Piccoli at BoxRec (registration required)
- Franco De Piccoli at Olympics.com
- Franco De Piccoli at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
- Franco De Piccoli at Olympedia
- Franco De Piccoli at IMDb
