Gilbert Chapron
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Gilbert Chapron
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.
Gilbert Chapron (born 1933-10-07 in Blois
Blois
Blois is the capital of Loir-et-Cher department in central France, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours.-History:...
, Loir-et-Cher
Loir-et-Cher
Loir-et-Cher is a département in north-central France named after the rivers Loir and Cher.-History:Loir-et-Cher is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Orléanais and...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) is a retired boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
, who competed in the Middleweight
Middleweight
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. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
division (– 75 kg) during his career as an amateur.
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 TapiaRamon TapiaRamón Tapia Zapata was a Chilean boxer, who won the silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia...
(Chile) points