Vedran Đipalo (born September 22, 1977 in
Sinj
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,
Split-Dalmacija) is an Olympic
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
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from
Croatia
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best known for winning a bronze medal at the
2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships.
Career
Đipalo won the bronze medal at 201 lbs at the
2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in
Pula, Croatia
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. At the
2004 World University Boxing Championships he also won Bronze.
He participated in the
2004 Summer Olympics
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for Croatia. He was beaten in the first round of the
heavyweight (91 kg) division by Australia's
Adam Forsyth.
External links
Yahoo! Sports
1977 births
Living people
Heavyweight boxers
Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Croatia
Sportspeople from Sinj
Croatian male boxers
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Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Croatia
Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing
21st-century Croatian sportsmen