Vittorio Tamagnini (10 February 1910 – 20 January 1981) was a
bantamweight
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professional
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boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
*Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
Animal kingdom
* Boxer crab
* Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans
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from
Italy
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, who won the
gold
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medal at the
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...
in
Amsterdam
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,
Netherlands
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Olympic results
*Round of 32: bye
*Round of 16: Defeated
Fidel Ortiz
Fidel Ortiz Tovar, also known as ''Fidelón'' (10 October 1908 – 9 September 1975) was a Mexican boxer who represented his country in the 1928 and 1936 Summer Olympics. In the later competition, he defeated Swedish pugilist Stig Cederberg ...
(Mexico) points
*Quarterfinal: Defeated
Jack Garland (Great Britain) points
*Semifinal: Defeated
Frank Traynor
Frank Traynor (8 August 192722 February 1985) was an Australian jazz musician, trombonist and entrepreneur based in Melbourne. He led Australia’s longest continuously running jazz band, the Jazz Preachers, from 1956 until his death in 1985. H ...
(Ireland) points
*Final: Defeated
John Daley (United States) points (won gold medal)
References
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1910 births
1981 deaths
Olympic boxers of Italy
Bantamweight boxers
People from Civitavecchia
Olympic gold medalists for Italy
Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in boxing
Italian male boxers
Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
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