Nicky Gargano
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Nicholas Gargano
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| Born | 1 November 1934[1] West Ham, Greater London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 March 2016 (aged 81) West Clandon, Surrey, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nicolo Gargano (1 November 1934 – 28 March 2016) was an English
Melbourne, Australia. He fought as Nicky Gargano.[2]
Amateur career
Gargano won the 1954, 1955 and 1956 Amateur Boxing Association British welterweight title, when boxing for the Army and later the Covent Gardens ABC.[3] In 1954 he won the gold medal in the welterweight category at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[4]
Olympic results
- Defeated Eduard Borysov(Soviet Union) points
- Defeated Francisco Gelabert(Argentina) points
- Lost to Nicolae Linca (Romania) points
References
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ Nicholas Gargano's obituary
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