BRONZE, THIRD PLACE WINNER'S MEDAL AWARDED TO NICHOLAS GARGANO (GREAT BRITAIN), in the Boxing, Welterweight 67kg class; 51mm diameter; minted by K.G. Luke, in the original plastic case with "XVIth OLYMPIADE MELBOURNE / 1956" sticker on top; accompanied by Gargano's signed weigh-in card.
The medal is in superb condition and is extremely rare; with only 290 medals struck of which 281 were awarded.
Nicolo Gargano (1 November 1934 – 28 March 2016) was an English boxer, who won the bronze medal in the welterweight division (– 67 kg) at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. He fought as Nicky Gargano.
Gargano won the 1954, 1955 and 1956 Amateur Boxing Association British welterweight title, when boxing for the Army and later the Covent Gardens ABC.
He represented the English team at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games held in Vancouver, Canada, where he won the gold medal in the welterweight category
He died in 2016.
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