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Cosimo Pinto

Italian boxer

Cosimo Pinto (born 14 March 1943) is a retired Italian light heavyweight boxer who won a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics. Contrary to most of his teammates he remained an amateur and later won a bronze medal at the 1967 European championships.

1964 Olympic record

Below are the results of Cosimo Pinto, an Italian light heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo:

  • Round of 32: bye
  • Round of 16: defeated Rudie Lubbers (Netherlands) by decision, 5-0
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Jurgen Schlegel (Unified Team of Germany) by decision, 4-1
  • Semifinal: defeated Alexander Nicolov (Bulgaria) referee stopped contest
  • Final: defeated Aleksei Kiselyov (Soviet Union) by decision, 3-2 (won gold medal)

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