Fernando Atzori
Fernando Atzori | ||||||||||||
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 Fernando Atzori at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||||
| Born | Fernando Atzori 1 June 1942 | |||||||||||
| Died | 9 November 2020 (aged 73) Florence, Italy | |||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | 51 kg (112 lb) | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||
| Total fights | 52 | |||||||||||
| Wins | 44 | |||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 13 | |||||||||||
| Losses | 6 | |||||||||||
| Draws | 2 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Fernando Atzori (1 June 1942 – 9 Noviembre 2020) was an Italian flyweight boxer who won an Olympic gold medal in 1964. In the final, he defeated Artur Olech of Poland despite suffering an eye injury. After the Olympics he turned professional and won a European title in 1967. Atzori defended it nine times before losing it in 1972. He then regained it and lost again in 1973. Atzori retired from the ring in 1975.[1][2] and died on 9 November 2020 at the age of 78.[3]
1964 Olympic results
Below are the results of Fernando Atzori who competed for Italy as a flyweight boxer at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo.
- Round of 32: bye
- Round of 16: defeated Darryl Norwood (Australia) on points, 5-0
- Quarterfinal: defeated John McCafferty (Ireland) on points, 5-0
- Semifinal: defeated Robert Carmody (USA) on points, 4-1
- Final: defeated Artur Olech (Poland) on points, 4-1 (won gold medal)
References
- ^ Boxing record for Fernando Atzori from BoxRec (registration required)
- ^ Fernando Atzori. sports-reference
- ^ Muore a Firenze Fernando Atzori, il sardo medaglia d'oro alle Olimpiadi di Tokyo (in Italian)
1904: 105 lb (47.6 kg) · 1920–1936: 112 lb (50.8 kg) · 1948–1964: 51 kg · 1968–2008: 48–51 kg · 2012: 49–52 kg · 2016: 50–52 kg · 2020–2024: up to 52 kg · 2024–: up to 51 kg | |
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