Gilbert Chapron (October 7, 1933 – September 5, 2016) was a French

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, who competed in the

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division (– 75 kg) during his career as an amateur. He was born in

Blois Blois ( ; ) is a commune and the capital city of Loir-et-Cher department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France, on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours. With 45,898 inhabitants by 2019, Blois is the most populated city of the ...

Loir-et-Cher Loir-et-Cher (, ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. Its name is originated from two rivers which cross it, the Loir in its northern part and the Cher in its southern part. Its prefecture is Blois. The INSEE and La P ...

Amateur career

Chapron represented France as a Middleweight (75 kg) at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic games, capturing a bronze medal.

Olympic results

*1st round bye *Defeated

Roger Rouse Roger Rouse (June 3, 1934 – March 7, 1999) was an American boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was one of the top collegiate boxers while attending Idaho State University, and later as a pr ...

(United States) points *Lost to

Ramón Tapia Ramón Tapia Zapata (March 17, 1932 in Antofagasta – April 12, 1984) was a Chilean boxer who won the silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Tapia died in 1984. Olympic results *Defeated Zbigniew Piórkowski ...

(Chile) points

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* 1933 births 2016 deaths Sportspeople from Blois Middleweight boxers Olympic boxers for France Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in boxing French male boxers Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for France {{france-boxing-bio-stub