Mate Parlov

Mate Parlov
Parlov in 1972
Born
Mate Parlov

(1948-11-16)16 November 1948
Died29 July 2008(2008-07-29) (aged 59)
NationalityYugoslavian
Statistics
Weight(s)light heavyweight, cruiserweight
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights29
Wins24
Wins by KO12
Losses3
Draws2
No contests0
Medal record
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
1972 Munich-81 kg
World Amateur Championships
1974 Havana-81 kg
European Amateur Championships
1969 Bucharest-75 kg
1971 Madrid-81 kg
1973 Belgrade-81 kg

Mate Parlov (16 November 1948 – 29 July 2008) was a Croatian-Yugoslavian boxer and Olympic gold medalist who was European and World Champion as an amateur and as a professional. Parlov was voted the Best Balkan Athlete of the Year for 1974.