Aldo Cosentino | |
Nationality: | French |
Sport: | Boxing |
Birth Date: | 19 October 1947 |
Birth Place: | Tunis, French Tunisia |
Aldo Cosentino (19 October 1947 – 8 October 2023) was a French boxer.
Born in Tunis, following the Tunisian independence Cosentino moved to Paris with his family in 1956. A seven times national champion in the bantamweight class, he won a silver medal at the 1969 European Amateur Boxing Championships and a gold medal at the 1973 European Amateur Boxing Championships. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1972 Summer Olympics, and the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] After his retirement, he became a coach for the French national team. Cosentino died on 8 October 2023, at the age of 75.[2]