Christian Giantomassi (born April 22, 1973 in Badia Polesine, Veneto) is a former professional boxer from Italy, who won a bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 60kg) at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark. There he lost to Bulgaria's eventual silver medalist Tontcho Tontchev in the semifinals. April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Vèneto is one of the regions of Italy. ... The lightweight division is the 130 pounds (59 kilograms) to 135 pounds (61 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing. ... Vejle as seen from Vejle Fjord Bridge Vejle â in IPA: â town in Denmark and site of the council of both Vejle municipality (kommune) and Vejle County (amt), located in southeast of Jutland peninsula. ... Tontcho Tontchev (Bulgarian: ) (born December 1, 1972 in Sliven) is an Bulgarian boxer, who won the Lightweight Silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. ...
As an amateur Giantomassi was the 1994 Italian National Champion in the light welterweight division (– 63.5 kg). He represented his native country in the lightweight class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he lost his first round match to Sergey Kopenkin of Kyrgyzstan. Boxing weight class names are not always consistent, as shown in the following table: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Reigning boxing champions Categories: | ... Participants The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area - City 343. ...