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Salvatore Tripoli

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Salvatore Tripoli
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1924 Paris Bantamweight

Salvatore Peter Tripoli, also known as Jackie Williams (December 5, 1904[1] – March 7, 1990) was an American bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. He won a silver medal for the United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[2]

1924 Olympic results

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Below is the record of Salvatore Tripoli, an American bantamweight boxer who competed at the 1924 Paris Olympics:[3]

  • Round of 32: defeated Carlos Usaveaga (Chile) on points
  • Round of 16: defeated Les Tarrant (Great Britain) on points
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Benjamin Pertuzzo (Argentina) on points
  • Semifinal: defeated Oscar Andren (Sweden) on points
  • Final: lost to William H. Smith (South Africa) on points (was awarded silver medal)

References

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  1. ^ databaseOlympics Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine gives his birth date as November 12
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Salvatore Tripoli Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Salvatore Tripoli". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 October 2021.