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Roberto Cammarelle

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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 (age 44)
Cinisello Balsamo, Italy
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight103 kg (227 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classSuper 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 place 2008 Beijing Super Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Super Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Super Heavyweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Chicago Super Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2009 Milan Super Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Mianyang Super Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Almaty Super Heavyweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Perm Super Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 2004 Pula Super Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 2011 Ankara Super Heavyweight
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almeíra Super Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara Super Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2013 Mersin Super 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

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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.[citation needed] He is a member of the Italian State Police.[citation needed]

Amateur medals

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Fiamme Oro discipline sportive - Pugilato" (in Italian). poliziadistato.it. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Cammarelle eases to gold". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2008-08-24.
  3. ^ "Cammarelle crowns perfect day for Italy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-16. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
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