Ernesto_Formenti

Ernesto Formenti

Ernesto Formenti

Italian boxer (1927–1989)

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.

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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 Cesano Maderno, 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:


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