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 Francesco de Piccoli in 1960 | |||||||||||
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| Born | 29 November 1937 (1937-11-29) (age 80) Campalto, Italy | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||
| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Francesco De Piccoli (born 29 November 1937) is a former Italian boxer, who won the gold medal in the heavyweight division (+91 kg) at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
Amateur career[edit]
De 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]
Professional record[edit]
37 Wins (29 knockouts, 6 decisions, 2 DQs), 4 Losses (4 knockouts) [1] | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 8-2 |  Peter Weiland | TKO | 2 | 26/12/1965 |  Mestre, Veneto | |
| Loss | 3-7-3 |  Everett Copeland | KO | 6 | 15/10/1965 | Turin, Piedmont | |
| Win | 18-10-4 | Dave Duke Johnson | KO | 1 | 10/07/1965 | Mestre, Veneto | |
| Win | 18-18-2 | Sonny "Policeman" Moore | KO | 1 | 07/05/1965 | Rome, Lazio | |
| Win | 7-6-3 | Aaron Beasley | KO | 2 | 12/04/1965 | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna | |
| Win | 22-9-3 | Floyd Joyner | KO | 1 | 02/04/1965 | Turin, Piedmont | |
| Win | 19-6-1 | Billy "The Barber" Daniels | PTS | 10 | 19/02/1965 | Rome, Lazio | |
| Win | 16-9 | Herb Siler | KO | 2 | 23/01/1965 | Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Lombardy | |
| Win | 18-30 | Ollie Wilson | KO | 4 | 26/12/1964 | Mestre, Veneto | |
| Win | 1-4 | Ed Sonny Andrews | KO | 1 | 11/12/1964 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio | |
| Win | 14-11 | Henry Wallitsch | KO | 1 | 12/11/1964 | Milan, Lombardy | |
| Win | 22-13-6 | S.F.C. Matthew Jackson | DQ | 1 | 18/09/1964 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio | |
| Win | 12-5-4 |  Lars Olaf Norling | PTS | 10 | 22/05/1964 | Sports Palace, Turin, Piedmont | |
| Win | 7-4-1 |  Carl Welschou | KO | 4 | 11/05/1964 | Naples, Campania | |
| Loss | 40-21-2 |  Joe Bygraves | KO | 5 | 07/06/1963 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio | |
| Loss | 25-17-2 | Wayne Bethea | KO | 4 | 22/03/1963 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio | |
| Win | 26-2 | Tony Hughes | KO | 2 | 01/03/1963 | Rome, Lazio | |
| Win | 13-21-3 | Neal Welch | PTS | 10 | 04/02/1963 | Mestre, Veneto | |
| Win | 39-26-8 | Howard "Honeyboy" King | KO | 1 | 18/01/1963 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio | King knocked out at 0:11 of the first round. |
| Win | 8-5-1 |  Wendell Newton | TKO | 3 | 30/11/1962 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio | Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the third round. |
| Win | 26-13-1 | John Riggins | KO | 1 | 09/11/1962 | Rome, Lazio | |
| Win | 15-6-1 |  Ray Shiel | KO | 2 | 22/10/1962 | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna | |
| Win | 13-2 |  Phonse LaSaga | KO | 1 | 11/09/1962 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio | LaSaga knocked out at 1:10 of the first round. |
| Win | 4-2-1 | Kurt Stroer | KO | 2 | 04/08/1962 | Genoa, Liguria | |
| Win | 35-9-1 | Buddy Turman | DQ | 2 | 19/07/1962 | Rome, Lazio | |
| Win | 13-18 | Calvin Butler | KO | 8 | 16/04/1962 | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna | |
| Win | 14-13 | Garvin Sawyer | TKO | 4 | 30/03/1962 | Rome, Lazio | |
| Win | 21-9-6 | Ulli Ritter | KO | 4 | 21/12/1961 | Rome, Lazio | |
| Win | 36-23-4 | Frankie Daniels | PTS | 8 | 09/09/1961 | Mestre, Veneto | |
| Win | 3-11-2 | Walter Haufft | KO | 1 | 31/08/1961 | Turin, Piedmont | |
| Win | 26-12-2 |  Robert Duquesne | KO | 1 | 05/07/1961 | Plamino Stadium, Rome, Lazio | |
| Win | 11-12-1 |  Jose Mariano Moracia Ibanes | KO | 1 | 10/06/1961 | Mestre, Veneto | |
| Win | 12-19-5 | Erwin Hack | KO | 2 | 02/06/1961 | Taranto, Apulia | |
| Win | 11-10-5 | Ossi Buettner | KO | 3 | 16/05/1961 | Turin, Piedmont | |
| Win | 7-3-3 | Werner Walloschek | KO | 1 | 03/05/1961 | Naples, Campania | |
| Win | 22-17-6 | Uwe Janssen | TKO | 2 | 07/04/1961 | PalaLido, Milan, Lombardy | |
| Win | 3-9-2 | Walter Haufft | KO | 2 | 01/04/1961 | Ascoli Piceno, Marche | |
| Win | 27-19-3 |  Alain Cherville | PTS | 6 | 14/03/1961 | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna | |
| Win | 14-25-5 | Maurice Mols | PTS | 6 | 10/02/1961 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio | |
| Win | 14-43-5 | Robert Warmbrunn | KO | 1 | 25/01/1961 | Mestre, Veneto | |
| Win | 2-12 | Giovanni Moriggi | KO | 1 | 26/12/1960 | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna | |
References[edit]
 | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Francesco de Piccoli. |
^ Franco De Piccoli Archived 20 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.. sports-reference.com
^ Professional boxing record for Franco De Piccoli from BoxRec
Olympic boxing champions – men's heavyweight | |
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1904–1908: over 158 lb (71.7 kg), 1920–1936: over 175 lb (79.4 kg), 1948: over 80 kg, 1952–1980: over 81 kg, 1984–2012: 81–91 kg | |
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