| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s Boxing | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1956 Melbourne | Middleweight | |
Gilbert Chapron (born 1933-10-07 in Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France) is a retired boxer, who competed in the Middleweight division (– 75 kg) during his career as an amateur. Boxing has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since its introduction to the program at the 1904 Summer The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place in the new stadium at West Melbourne Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Blois is a city and commune in France, the Préfecture (capital of the Loir-et-Cher département, situated Loir-et-Cher is a department in north-central France named after the rivers Loir and Cher. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Middleweight is a division or weight class, in Boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s
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Amateur career
Chapron represented France as a Middleweight (75 kg) at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic games, capturing a bronze medal.
Olympic results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Roger Rouse (United States) points
- Lost to Ramón Tapia (Chile) points
References
External links
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