Ernesto Formenti

Olympic medal record
Men’s Boxing
1948 London Featherweight

Ernesto Formenti (August 2, 1927 October 5, 1989) was an Italian boxer who won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Amateur career

Formenti defeated Dennis Shepherd of South Africa in the final to become the Featherweight gold medalist at the 1948 London Olympic Games.

He was born in Cesano Maderno, Milan, Italy.


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