Nicky Gargano Explained

Nicky Gargano
Birth Date:1 November 1934[1]
Birth Place:West Ham, Greater London, England
Death Place:West Clandon, Surrey, England

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

References

  1. Web site: Index entry. 8 January 2022. FreeBMD. ONS.
  2. Web site: Biographical information. Olympedia. 8 January 2022.
  3. Web site: Roll of Honour. England Boxing. 8 January 2022.
  4. http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/14434557.Nicky__Gargano/ Nicholas Gargano's obituary

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