Marino Facchin
Encyclopedia
Mario Facchin was an Italian
boxer
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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He was born in Bagnolo di Po
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In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the lightweight class
after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Erik Ågren
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Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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He was born in Bagnolo di Po
Bagnolo di Po
Bagnolo di Po is a comune in the province of Rovigo, in Veneto, Italy. It is bounded by other communes of Castelguglielmo, Trecenta, Canda, and Ficarolo....
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In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the lightweight class
Boxing at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's lightweight
The men's lightweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the fourth-lightest contested, and allowed boxers of up to 135 pounds . The competition was held from Tuesday, August 11, 1936 to Saturday, August 15, 1936.Twenty-six boxers from 26...
after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Erik Ågren
Erik Ågren
Erik Ågren was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1939 European Amateur Boxing Championships....
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