Aureliano Bolognesi

Aureliano Bolognesi

Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
	1952 Helsinki	Lightweight

Aureliano Bolognesi (15 November 1930 in Sestri Ponente, Italy – 30 March 2018 in Genoa)[1] was an Italian boxer.

Amateur career

Bolognesi was the Lightweight gold medalist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.

1952 Olympic results

Bolognesi's results are as follows:

• Round of 32: bye
• Round of 16: Defeated Bobby Bickle (United States) by decision, 2-1
• Quarterfinal: Defeated István Juhász (Hungary) by decision, 2-1
• Semifinal: Defeated Erkki Pakkanen (Finland) by decision, 3-0
• Final: Defeated Aleksy Antkiewicz (Poland) by decision, 2-1 (won gold medal)

Pro career

Bolognesi turned pro in 1954 and fought mainly in Italy, and retired in 1956 having won 17, lost 2 and drawn 2 with 2 KOs.

References

1. "Morto Aureliano Bolognesi, medaglia d'oro di pugilato alle Olimpiadi del 1952" (in Italian). genova.repubblica.it. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.

External links

• Boxing record for Aureliano Bolognesi from BoxRec (registration required)
• Aureliano Bolognesi at Olympedia (archive)
• Aureliano Bolognesi at Olympics.com
• Aureliano Bolognesi at the Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (in Italian)
• Aureliano Bolognesi at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)