Edoardo Garzena (4 May 1900 – 11 July 1982) was an Italian
featherweight
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Boxing
Professional boxing
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who competed in the 1920s. He was born and died in
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The ...
. Garzena won a
bronze medal at the
1920 Summer Olympics, losing to French boxer
Jean Gachet in the semi-finals.
1920 Olympic results
* Round of 32: bye
* Round of 16: defeated Roger Vincken (Belgium)
* Quarterfinal: defeated James Cater (Great Britain)
* Semifinal: lost to Paul Fritsch (France)
* Bronze Medal Bout: defeated Jack Zivic (United States) -- was awarded bronze medal
References
External links
pechino2008 profileEdoardo Garzena's obituary
1900 births
1982 deaths
Sportspeople from Turin
Featherweight boxers
Olympic boxers of Italy
Boxers at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Italy
Place of birth missing
Olympic medalists in boxing
Italian male boxers
Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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