Roberto Cammarelle

Roberto Cammarelle
Roberto Cammarelle with the President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano
Personal information
Full nameRoberto Cammarelle
NationalityItaly Italian
Born (1980-07-30) July 30, 1980
Cinisello Balsamo, Italy
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Super Heavyweight
ClubFiamme Oro[1]
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 1
World Championships 2 0 2
European Championships 0 3 0
Mediterranean Games 3 0 0
Total 6 4 3
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingSuper Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonSuper Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensSuper Heavyweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 ChicagoSuper Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place2009 MilanSuper Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place2005 MianyangSuper Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place2013 AlmatySuper Heavyweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place2002 PermSuper Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place2004 PulaSuper Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place2011 AnkaraSuper Heavyweight
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2005 AlmeíraSuper Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place2009 PescaraSuper Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place2013 MersinSuper Heavyweight

Roberto Cammarelle (born 30 July 1980) is an Italian amateur 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.[2][3] He won a silver medal in 2012 London Olympic Games, losing to Anthony Joshua.

Biography

Roberto Cammarelle was born in Cinisello Balsamo (Milan), from Lucanian parents, his father Angelo Cammarelle is from Rionero in Vulture and his mother Giovanna Caraffa from Filiano. He is a member of the Italian State Police.

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.

Amateur highlights

References

  1. ↑ "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Pugilato" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Cammarelle eases to gold". Retrieved 2008-08-24.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Cammarelle crowns perfect day for Italy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
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