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	'''Robert John Carmody''' (4 September 1938 - 27 October 1967) was an American boxer whose career, which had included a bronze medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as part of the flyweight division, was cut short when he was killed in action serving with the United States Army in the Vietnam War.		'''Robert John Carmody''' (4 September 1938 - 27 October 1967) was an American boxer whose career, which had included a bronze medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as part of the flyweight division, was cut short when he was killed in action serving with the United States Army in the Vietnam War.

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	'''Robert John Carmody''' (4 September 1938 - 27 October 1967) was an American boxer whose career, which had included a bronze medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as part of the flyweight division, was cut short when he was killed in action serving with the United States Army in the Vietnam War.		'''Robert John Carmody''' (4 September 1938 - 27 October 1967) was an American boxer whose career, which had included a bronze medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as part of the flyweight division, was cut short when he was killed in action serving with the United States Army in the Vietnam War.

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	'''Robert John Carmody''' (4 September 1938 - 27 October 1967) was an American boxer whose career, which had included a bronze medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as part of the flyweight division, was cut short when he was killed in action serving with the United States Army in the Vietnam War.		'''Robert John Carmody''' (4 September 1938 - 27 October 1967) was an American boxer whose career, which had included a bronze medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as part of the flyweight division, was cut short when he was killed in action serving with the United States Army in the Vietnam War.

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	After the Olympics, Carmody met and married his wife Merry Sykes in Germany, and the two settled down into army family life, with Carmody training several boxing teams at the International Military Sports Council games, including the U.S. army squad and the Iraqi army boxing team. In June 1967 Carmody was called up to go to Vietnam with his unit, D Troop of the U.S. 17th Cavalry Regiment. Despite pleas from his friends not to go as his was not sufficiently combat trained as a result of his boxing career, Carmody insisted on deploying with his unit. Several weeks after arriving, whilst on a routine six-man foot patrol just to the north of Saigon, Viet Cong guerillas ambushed the squad and killed five of the six men, the single survivor reaching safety after an arduous journey of eleven hours. Amongst the dead was Staff Sergeant Carmody, who was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star for his valour during the ambush. Many tributes were offered following his death from soldiers and sportsmen alike who had known and respected him during his career.		After the Olympics, Carmody met and married his wife Merry Sykes in Germany, and the two settled down into army family life, with Carmody training several boxing teams at the International Military Sports Council games, including the U.S. army squad and the Iraqi army boxing team. In June 1967 Carmody was called up to go to Vietnam with his unit, D Troop of the U.S. 17th Cavalry Regiment. Despite pleas from his friends not to go as his was not sufficiently combat trained as a result of his boxing career, Carmody insisted on deploying with his unit. Several weeks after arriving, whilst on a routine six-man foot patrol just to the north of Saigon, Viet Cong guerillas ambushed the squad and killed five of the six men, the single survivor reaching safety after an arduous journey of eleven hours. Amongst the dead was Staff Sergeant Carmody, who was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star for his valour during the ambush. Many tributes were offered following his death from soldiers and sportsmen alike who had known and respected him during his career.

			== Olympic Results ==
			*1st round bye
			*Defeated [[Thapa Namsing]] (Nepal) RSC
			*Defeated [[Otto Babiasch]] (Unified Team of Germany) 4-1
			*Lost to [[Fernando Atzori]] (Italy) 1-4

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Matt at 17:23, 16 January 2007

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'''Robert John Carmody''' (4 September 1938 - 27 October 1967) was an American boxer whose career, which had included a bronze medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as part of the flyweight division, was cut short when he was killed in action serving with the United States Army in the Vietnam War.

Born in 1938 to lower class parents in Brooklyn, Carmody learned his trade in street fights near his home before joining the Army in 1957 and signing up for boxing classes with a close friend. Carmody proved a natural, and was quickly chose to represent the 11th Airborne Division, continuing in this position after their deployment to Germany in 1958. In 1961, Carmody won his first All-Army flyweight boxing title, retaining it for the next four years until 1965. He also won the International Military Sports Council title in 1962 and garnered a bronze at the 1963 Pan-American Games.

Attending the Olympic trials at the 1964 New York World's Fair the following year, Carmody won a shock victory over the favoured Melvin Miller to secure a place on the 1964 Olymmpic team. At the training camp, Carmody formed a close friendship with Joe Frazier, at one point reportedly talking Frazier out of quitting the sport following an unexpected defeat. 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.

After the Olympics, Carmody met and married his wife Merry Sykes in Germany, and the two settled down into army family life, with Carmody training several boxing teams at the International Military Sports Council games, including the U.S. army squad and the Iraqi army boxing team. In June 1967 Carmody was called up to go to Vietnam with his unit, D Troop of the U.S. 17th Cavalry Regiment. Despite pleas from his friends not to go as his was not sufficiently combat trained as a result of his boxing career, Carmody insisted on deploying with his unit. Several weeks after arriving, whilst on a routine six-man foot patrol just to the north of Saigon, Viet Cong guerillas ambushed the squad and killed five of the six men, the single survivor reaching safety after an arduous journey of eleven hours. Amongst the dead was Staff Sergeant Carmody, who was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star for his valour during the ambush. Many tributes were offered following his death from soldiers and sportsmen alike who had known and respected him during his career.

==External Links==
*[http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2439789 ESPN Web Biography]
*[http://www.virtualwall.org/dc/CarmodyRJ01a.htm Memorial at the Vietnam Virtual Wall]

== Credits ==
*This article borrows from Carmody's wikipedia article: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Carmody]
[[Category:1964 Olympians|Carmody, Bob]]
[[Category:Olympic Bronze Medalists|Carmody, Bob]]
[[Category:American Olympians|Carmody, Bob]]
[[Category:Died in War|Carmody, Bob]]
[[Category:Vietnam Veterans|Carmody, Bob]]