Gilbert Chapron
{{Short description|French boxer (1933–2016)}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's Boxing}}
{{MedalBronze| 1956 Melbourne | Middleweight}}
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Gilbert Chapron (October 7, 1933 – September 5, 2016) was a French boxer, who competed in the middleweight division (– 75 kg) during his career as an amateur.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/Loir-et-Cher/Sport/Sports-de-Combat/Boxe/n/Contenus/Articles/2016/09/08/Chapron-l-homme-de-Melbourne-2831581 |title=Chapron, l'homme de Melbourne |accessdate=12 September 2016 |work=La Nouvelle République|language=fr}} He was born in Blois, Loir-et-Cher.
Amateur career
Chapron represented France as a Middleweight (75 kg) at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic games, capturing a bronze medal.
Olympic results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Roger Rouse (United States) points
- Lost to Ramón Tapia (Chile) points
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070214063556/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CHAPRGIL01 databaseOlympics]
- {{Boxrec|id=44713}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Blois
Category:Olympic boxers for France
Category:Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic medalists in boxing
Category:Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for France
Category:20th-century French sportsmen
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