Nicky Gargano
English boxer (1934–2016)
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Born | (1934-11-01)1 November 1934[1] West Ham, Greater London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 March 2016(2016-03-28) (aged 81) West Clandon, Surrey, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nicolo Gargano (1 November 1934 – 28 March 2016) was an English boxer, who won the bronze medal in the welterweight division (– 67 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. He fought as Nicky Gargano.[2]
Amateur career
Gargano won the 1954, 1955 and 1956 Amateur Boxing Association British welterweight title, when boxing for the Army and later the Covent Gardens ABC.[3] In 1954, he won the gold medal in the welterweight category at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.[4]
Olympic results
- Defeated Eduard Borysov (Soviet Union) points
- Defeated Francisco Gelabert (Argentina) points
- Lost to Nicolae Linca (Romania) points
References
External links
- databaseOlympics
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Commonwealth Games Boxing Champions in Men's Welterweight
- 1930 – 2002: up to 67 kg
- 2006 – 2018: up to 69 kg
- 2022 – present: up to 67 kg
- 1930: Leonard Hall (SAF)
- 1934: Dave McCleave (ENG)
- 1938: Bill Smith (AUS)
- 1950: Terry Ratcliffe (ENG)
- 1954: Nicholas Gargano (ENG)
- 1958: Joseph Greyling (SAF)
- 1962: Wallace Coe (NZL)
- 1966: Eddie Blay (GHA)
- 1970: Emma Ankudey (GHA)
- 1974: Mohamed Muruli (UGA)
- 1978: Mike McCallum (JAM)
- 1982: Chris Pyatt (ENG)
- 1986: Darren Dyer (ENG)
- 1990: David Defiagbon (NGR)
- 1994: Neil Sinclair (NIR)
- 1998: Jeremy Molitor (CAN)
- 2002: Daniel Geale (AUS)
- 2006: Bongani Mwelase (RSA)
- 2010: Paddy Gallagher (NIR)
- 2014: Scott Fitzgerald (ENG)
- 2018: Pat McCormack (ENG)
- 2022: Ioan Croft (WAL)
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