Primo Zamparini

Primo Zamparini

Zamparini at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1939-02-09)9 February 1939 Fabriano, Italy
Died	21 August 2024(2024-08-21) (aged 85) Fabriano, Italy
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Medal record Representing  Italy Olympic Games 1960 Rome Bantamweight European Championships 1961 Belgrade Bantamweight

Primo Zamparini (9 February 1939 – 21 August 2024) was an Italian bantamweight boxer who won a silver medal at the 1960 Olympics.^[1] After winning a bronze at the 1961 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Belgrade, he turned professional, and had a record of 16 wins (7 by knockout), 6 losses and 6 draws. He was nicknamed "macchina di pugni" (punching machine).^[2] He retired in 1966.^[3] After his retirement he founded the amateur club Pugilistica Fabrianese, where he also served as a coach.^[2]

Zamparini died in Fabriano on 21 August 2024 from the consequences of a fall, at the age of 85.^[2][4]

Amateur career

Highlights

European Championships (54 kg), Luzern, Switzerland, May 1959:

• 1/16: Bye
• 1/8: Defeated Paavo Roininen (Finland) by decision
• 1/4: Lost to Oleg Grigoryev (Soviet Union) by unanimous decision, 0–5

World Military Championships (54 kg), Wiesbaden, West Germany, June 1960:

• Finals: (no data available)

XVII Summer Olympics (54 kg), Rome, Italy, August–September 1960:^[5]

• 1/32: Bye
• 1/16: Defeated Panagiotis Kostarellos (Greece) by unanimous decision, 5–0
• 1/8: Defeated Katsuo Haga (Japan) by unanimous decision, 5–0
• 1/4: Defeated Jerry Armstrong (United States) by majority decision, 4–1
• 1/2: Defeated Oliver Taylor (Australia) by unanimous decision, 5–0
• Finals: Lost to Oleg Grigoryev (Soviet Union) by split decision, 1–3–1

European Championships (54 kg), Belgrade, Yugoslavia, June 1961:

• 1/8: Defeated Miodrag Mitrović (Yugoslavia) by decision
• 1/4: Defeated Gyula Török (Hungary) by decision
• 1/2: Lost to Sergey Sivko (Soviet Union) by decision

Professional career

Professional boxing record

28 fights	16 wins	6 losses
By knockout	7	2
By decision	9	4
Draws	6

References

1. Primo Zamparini. sports-reference.com
2. "Addio a Primo Zamparini, la "macchina da pugni" argento olimpico della boxe". La Stampa (in Italian). 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
3. Primo Zamparini. boxrec.com
4. "Fabriano in lutto per la morte dell'ex pugile Zamparini". Vivere Fabriano. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
5. Official Summaries — Boxing, United States 1960 Olympic Book, p. 98.

External links

• Primo Zamparini at BoxRec (registration required)
• Primo Zamparini at the Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian)
• Primo Zamparini at Olympedia