Franco Scisciani

{{Short description|Italian boxer (1934–2018)}}

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| name = Franco Scisciani

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| nationality = Italian

| sport = Boxing

| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|1|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Rome, Italy

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|3|9|1934|1|8|df=yes}}

| death_place = Rome, Italy

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Franco Scisciani (8 January 1934 – 9 March 2018) was an Italian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/franco-scisciani-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418013840/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/franco-scisciani-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Franco Scisciani Olympic Results |accessdate=24 November 2018}} At the 1956 Summer Olympics, he defeated Eugène Legrand of France, before losing to José Torres of the United States. Scisciani died in Rome on 9 March 2018, at the age of 84.{{cite web |title=Franco Scisciani |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/4175 |website=Olympedia |access-date=14 October 2024}}

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