Ernesto Formenti
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1948 London | Featherweight |
Ernesto Formenti (2 August 1927 – 5 October 1989) was an Italian boxer who won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Amateur career[]
Formenti defeated Dennis Shepherd of South Africa in the final to become the Featherweight gold medalist at the 1948 London Olympic Games.
He was born in , Italy.
1948 Olympic results[]
Below are the Olympic results of Ernesto Formenti, a featherweight boxer who competed for Italy at the 1948 Olympic Games in London:
- Round of 32: defeated Bela Farkus (Hungary) on points
- Round of 16: defeated Kevin Martin (Ireland) on points
- Quarterfinal: defeated Armand Savoie (Canada) on points
- Semifinal: defeated Aleksy Antkiewicz (Poland) on points
- Final: defeated Dennis Shepherd (South Africa) on points (won gold medal)
External links[]
- profile
- Boxing record for Ernesto Formenti from BoxRec (registration required)
1904: 115–125 lb (52.2–56.7 kg) · 1908: 116–126 lb (52.6–57.2 kg) · 1920–1928: 118–126 lb (53.5–57.2 kg) · 1932–1936: 119–126 lb (54.0–57.2 kg) · 1948: 54–58 kg · 1952–2008: 54–57kg · 2020–: 53–57 kg | |
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- 1927 births
- 1989 deaths
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- Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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- Olympic gold medalists for Italy
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