Francesco De Piccoli (29 November 1937 – 22 May 2026) was an Italian boxer, who won the gold medal in the heavyweight division (+91 kg) at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
Amateur career De Piccoli started training in boxing in 1955, and won national heavyweight titles in 1959 and 1960. At the 1960 Olympics, he easily reached the final, in which he knocked out Daan Bekker after 90 seconds. He turned professional right after the Olympics. After retiring in 1965 he worked as a driving instructor.Franco De Piccoli . sports-reference.com
Death De Piccoli died on 22 May 2026, at the age of 88.La boxe piange De Piccoli, il gigante d’oro che aveva preso Roma in pugno
Professional record
|align="center" colspan=8|37 Wins (29 knockouts, 6 decisions, 2 DQs), 4 Losses (4 knockouts) |- | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |Loss | |align=left| Peter Weiland |TKO |2 |26 December 1965 |align=left| Mestre, Veneto |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Everett Copeland |KO |6 |15 October 1965 |align=left| Turin, Piedmont |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Dave Duke Johnson |KO |1 |10 July 1965 |align=left| Mestre, Veneto |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Sonny "Policeman" Moore |KO |1 |7 May 1965 |align=left| Rome, Lazio |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Aaron Beasley |KO |2 |12 April 1965 |align=left| Bologna, Emilia-Romagna |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Floyd Joyner |KO |1 |2 April 1965 |align=left| Turin, Piedmont |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Billy "The Barber" Daniels |PTS |10 |19 February 1965 |align=left| Rome, Lazio |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Herb Siler |KO |2 |23 January 1965 |align=left| Palasport di San Siro, Milan, Lombardy |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Ollie Wilson |KO |4 |26 December 1964 |align=left| Mestre, Veneto |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Ed Sonny Andrews |KO |1 |11 December 1964 |align=left| Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Henry Wallitsch |KO |1 |12 November 1964 |align=left| Milan, Lombardy |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| S.F.C. Matthew Jackson |DQ |1 |18 September 1964 |align=left| Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Lars Olaf Norling |PTS |10 |22 May 1964 |align=left| Sports Palace, Turin, Piedmont |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Carl Welschou |KO |4 |11 May 1964 |align=left| Naples, Campania |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Joe Bygraves |KO |5 |7 June 1963 |align=left| Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |align=left| |- |Loss | |align=left| Wayne Bethea |KO |4 |22 March 1963 |align=left| Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Tony Hughes |KO |2 |1 March 1963 |align=left| Rome, Lazio |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Neal Welch |PTS |10 |4 February 1963 |align=left| Mestre, Veneto |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Howard "Honeyboy" King |KO |1 |18 January 1963 |align=left| Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Wendell Newton |TKO |3 |30 November 1962 |align=left| Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| John Riggins |KO |1 |9 November 1962 |align=left| Rome, Lazio |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Ray Shiel |KO |2 |22 October 1962 |align=left| Bologna, Emilia-Romagna |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Phonse LaSaga |KO |1 |11 September 1962 |align=left| Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Kurt Stroer |KO |2 |4 August 1962 |align=left| Genoa, Liguria |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Buddy Turman |DQ |2 |19 July 1962 |align=left| Rome, Lazio |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Calvin Butler |KO |8 |16 April 1962 |align=left| Bologna, Emilia-Romagna |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Garvin Sawyer |TKO |4 |30 March 1962 |align=left| Rome, Lazio |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Ulli Ritter |KO |4 |21 December 1961 |align=left| Rome, Lazio |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Frankie Daniels |PTS |8 |9 September 1961 |align=left| Mestre, Veneto |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Walter Haufft |KO |1 |31 August 1961 |align=left| Turin, Piedmont |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Robert Duquesne |KO |1 |5 July 1961 |align=left| Plamino Stadium, Rome, Lazio |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Jose Mariano Moracia Ibanes |KO |1 |10 June 1961 |align=left| Mestre, Veneto |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Erwin Hack |KO |2 |2 June 1961 |align=left| Taranto, Apulia |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Ossi Buettner |KO |3 |16 May 1961 |align=left| Turin, Piedmont |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Werner Walloschek |KO |1 |3 May 1961 |align=left| Naples, Campania |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Uwe Janssen |TKO |2 |7 April 1961 |align=left| PalaLido, Milan, Lombardy |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Walter Haufft |KO |2 |1 April 1961 |align=left| Ascoli Piceno, Marche |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Alain Cherville |PTS |6 |14 March 1961 |align=left| Bologna, Emilia-Romagna |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Maurice Mols |PTS |6 |10 February 1961 |align=left| Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Robert Warmbrunn |KO |1 |25 January 1961 |align=left| Mestre, Veneto |align=left| |- |Win | |align=left| Giovanni Moriggi |KO |1 |26 December 1960 |align=left| Bologna, Emilia-Romagna |align=left|
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