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My Take
Cammarelle is the kind of athlete I quietly admire most: a craftsman who let the ring do all the talking. Two amateur world titles, Olympic gold in Beijing, and a Silver in London where the man who edged him out was a future heavyweight champion in Anthony Joshua. There is no commercial noise around him, no manufactured persona, just a giant from Milan who showed up and did the work. Italy honoring him with the Order of Merit feels exactly right. I find more dignity in his deliberate privacy than in a hundred louder careers, and that restraint is precisely what draws me to him.
Overview
Roberto Cammarelle (born 30 July, 1980) is an Italian amateur 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 Olympic Games, losing to Anthony Joshua.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Roberto Cammarelle
- Name (Japanese)
- ロベルト・カンマレーレ
- Reading
- ろべると・かんまれーれ
- Born
- July 30, 1980 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Monkey
- Origin
- Milan, province of Milan, Italy
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 190 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2004 Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- 2008 Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Boxer — see all → · More people from Italy →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.