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Roberto Cammarelle

Roberto Cammarelle
Napolitano Cammarelle.jpg
Roberto Cammarelle with the President of the Italian Republic, Giorgio Napolitano
Personal information
Full name Roberto Cammarelle
Nationality Italy Italian
Born (1980-07-30) 30 July 1980 (age 36)
Cinisello Balsamo, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 103 kg (227 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Rated at Super Heavyweight

Roberto Cammarelle (born 30 July 1980) is an Italian 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. He won a silver medal in 2012 London Olympics Games, losing to Anthony Joshua, by a contested jury's decision that was unsuccessfully appealed.

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 (Polizia di Stato).

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.


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