Roberto Cammarelle
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 Roberto Cammarelle with the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano |
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Competitor for  Italy |
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | 2004 Athens | Super Heavyweight |
| Gold | 2008 Beijing | Super Heavyweight |
| World Amateur Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2005 Mianyang | Super Heavyweight |
| Gold | 2007 Chicago | Super Heavyweight |
| Gold | 2009 Milan | Super Heavyweight |
| European Amateur Championships | ||
| Silver | 2002 Perm | Super Heavyweight |
| Silver | 2004 Pula | Super Heavyweight |
| Mediterranean Games | ||
| Gold | 2005 Almeíra | Super Heavyweight |
Roberto Cammarelle (born July 30, 1980 in Milan) is an Italian boxer, best known for winning the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 2007 (Chicago) and 2009 (Milan) as a super heavyweight and a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing[1][2].
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[edit] Biography
His parents are lucanian, his father Angelo Cammarelle is from Rionero in Vulture and his mother Giovanna Caraffa from Filiano; they emigrated in Cinisello Balsamo (Milan) before his birth. Roberto Cammarelle is an officer in the Italian State Police (Polizia di Stato).
[edit] Amateur medals
He also won a Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula, Croatia. The southpaw also won the bronze medal at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Mianyang. He is 190 cm tall and weighs 103 kg.
[edit] Amateur Highlights
- Italian Heavyweight Champion 2000/2001, Italian Super Heavyweight Champion 2002-2007
- 1998 competed as a Heavyweight at the Junior World Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Result was:
- Lost to Steffen Kretschmann (Germany) PTS (4-12)
- 2002 2nd place at the European Championships in Perm, Russia as a Superheavyweight. Results were:
- Defeated Peter Yatsura (Slovakia) PTS
- Defeated Gaga Bolkvadze (Georgia) PTS
- Defeated Artyom Tsarikov (Ukraine) PTS
- Lost to Alexander Povetkin (Russia) PTS
- 2002 2nd place at the Military World Championships in Curragh, Ireland. Lost to Sebastian Köber (Germany) PTS (7-16)
- 2004 2nd place at the European Championships in Pula, Croatia. Results were:
- Defeated Sebastian Köber (Germany) RSC
- Defeated Csaba Kurtuzs (Hungary) RSCO
- Defeated David Price (Great Britain) PTS
- Defeated Sergey Rozhnov (Bulgaria) PTS
- Lost to Alexander Povetkin (Russia) PTS
- 2004 won the Military World Championships in Fort Huachcua, United States.
- 2004 3rd place at the Athens Olympics. Results were:
- Defeated Gbenga Oloukun (Nigeria) PTS (29-13)
- Defeated Alexey Mazikin (Ukraine) PTS (23-21)
- Lost to Alexander Povetkin (Russia) PTS (18-31)
- 2005 3rd place at the World Championships in Mianyang, China. Results were:
- Defeated Ivica Bacurin (Croatia) RSCO
- Defeated Alexander Apanasenok (Belarus) RSCO
- Defeated Michael Wilson (United States) RSCO-1
- Lost to Roman Romanchuk (Russia) PTS (27-34)
- 2006 competed at the European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Results were:
- Defeated Modo Sallah (Sweden) DSQ-3
- Lost to Islam Timurziev (Russia) PTS (21-36)
- 2007 won the World Championships in Chicago, USA. Results were:
- Defeated Nelson Hysa (Albania) PTS (20-2)
- Defeated José Payares (Venezuela) PTS (27-4)
- Defeated Kubrat Pulev (Bulgaria) PTS (12-5)
- Defeated David Price (Great Britain) Walkover
- Defeated Islam Timurziev (Russia) Walkover
- Defeated Vyacheslav Glazkov (Ukraine) PTS (24-14)
- 2008 Beijing Olympics
- Defeated Marko Tomasović (Croatia) PTS (13-1)
- Defeated Oscar Rivas (Colombia) PTS (9-5)
- Defeated David Price (Great Britain) RSC-2
- Defeated Zhang Zhilei (China) RSC-4
- 2009 won the World Championships in Milan, Italy Results were:
- Defeated Roman Kapitonenko (Ukraine) PTS (10:5)
- Defeated Viktar Zuyeu (Belarus) RET (1:0)
- Defeated Kubrat Pulev (Bulgaria) PTS (12:6)
- Defeated Rok Urbanc (Slovenia) PTS (14:0)
- Defeated Michael Hunter (USA) PTS (8:1)
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Cammarelle eases to gold". http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics2008/2008/0824/cammarelle.html. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
- ^ "Cammarelle crowns perfect day for Italy". http://aiba.org/en-US/news/ozqsp/newsId/2616/news.aspx. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
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