Did Floyd Patterson win any medals in the Olympics?
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Yes, Floyd Patterson won a silver medal in the heavyweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He was the youngest boxer to compete in the Olympics at the time, and he was considered a favorite to win the gold medal. However, he lost in the final to Soviet boxer Aleksandr Ivashko. Patterson went on to have a successful professional boxing career, winning the world heavyweight title twice.
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