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Who did Muhammad Ali compete against in the Olympics?

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Ali won gold in light-heavyweight class boxing at the 1960 Games in Rome. His opponents were ...

Preliminary Round: Yvon Becot of Belgium. Ali won when the referee stopped the contest in the second round.

Quarterfinals: Gennady Shatkov of the Soviet Union. Ali won by unanimous decision.

Semifinals: Tony Madigan of Australia. Ali won by unanimous decision.

Finals: Zbigniew Pietrzykowski of Poland. Ali won by unanimous decision.

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