Mate Parlov

Mate Parlov
Parlov in 1972
Personal information
NationalityYugoslavian
BornMate Parlov
(1948-11-16)16 November 1948
Died29 July 2008(2008-07-29) (aged 59)
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weightlight heavyweight, cruiserweight
Boxing career
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights29
Wins24
Win 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.