Fernando Atzori

Italian boxer (1942–2020)

Fernando Atzori

Fernando Atzori at the 1964 Olympics

Born

(1942-06-01)1 June 1942

Ales, Province of Oristano

Died

9 November 2020(2020-11-09) (aged 78)

Florence, Italy

Nationality

Italian

Statistics

Weight(s)

Flyweight

Height

1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)

Boxing record

Total fights

Wins

Wins by KO

Losses

Draws

Medal record

Men's amateur boxing

Representing Italy
Olympic Games
	1964 Tokyo	Flyweight
Mediterranean Games
	1963 Naples	Flyweight

Fernando Atzori (1 June 1942 – 9 November 2020)^[1] was an Italian flyweight boxer who won a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics. In the final, he defeated Artur Olech of Poland, despite suffering an eye injury. After the Olympics, he turned professional and won the European title in 1967. Atzori defended it nine times before losing it in 1972. He then regained it and lost again in 1973. Atzori retired from the ring in 1975.^[2]^[3]

1964 Olympic results

Below are the results of Fernando Atzori, who competed for Italy as a flyweight boxer at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo.

Round of 32: bye
Round of 16: defeated Darryl Norwood (Australia) on points, 5-0
Quarterfinal: defeated John McCafferty (Ireland) on points, 5-0
Semifinal: defeated Robert Carmody (USA) on points, 4-1
Final: defeated Artur Olech (Poland) on points, 4-1 (won gold medal)

References

^ Muore a Firenze Fernando Atzori, il sardo medaglia d'oro alle Olimpiadi di Tokyo (in Italian)
^ Boxing record for Fernando Atzori from BoxRec (registration required)
^ Fernando Atzori. sports-reference