Gino Rossi (May 29, 1908 – 1987) was an Italian
boxer who competed in the
Olympic games
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in 1932. He was born in
Piacenza
Piacenza (; egl, label= Piacentino, Piaṡëinsa ; ) is a city and in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, and the capital of the eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with over ...
. He won the silver medal in the light heavyweight competition in
Los Angeles
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, losing to
David Carstens of
South Africa
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in the gold-medal match.
1932 Olympic results
* Quarterfinal: defeated Nikolaos Mastoridis (Greece) on points
* Semifinal: defeated William Murphy (Ireland) by walkover
* Final: lost to David Carstens (South Africa) on points (was awarded silver medal)
References
External links
Report on Italian Olympic boxers
1908 births
1987 deaths
Sportspeople from Piacenza
Light-heavyweight boxers
Boxers at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Italy
Olympic silver medalists for Italy
Olympic medalists in boxing
Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Italian male boxers
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