In which Olympics did Floyd Patterson win a gold medal?
1948 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
Answer
Floyd Patterson won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. He defeated Poland's Zbigniew Pietrzykowski in the final by a unanimous decision. Patterson was only 17 years old at the time, making him the youngest boxer to win a gold medal in the heavyweight division. He went on to have a successful professional career, winning the world heavyweight title three times.
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