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3 unusual facts about Robert Carmody


Robert Carmody

At the Olympics Carmody suffered a bruised hand, but still beat the Nepalese Thapa Namsing and the German Otto Babiasch before losing in the semi-finals to the eventual winner Fernando Atzori, thus claiming a bronze medal.

Attending the Olympic trials at the 1964 New York World's Fair the following year, Carmody won a shock victory over the favored Melvin Miller to secure a place on the 1964 Olympic team.

He also won the International Military Sports Council title in 1962 and garnered a bronze at the 1963 Pan American Games.



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