# Carmen Barth

**Carmen Barth**, full name Carmine R. "Carmen" Barth (DiBartolomeo), was an American boxer who won the middleweight gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, representing the United States.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/8617)</sup>

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 September 1912, Cleveland, Ohio, USA<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/8617)</sup> |
| Died | 17 September 1985, Lorain, Ohio, USA (aged 73); a German-language reference gives 18 September 1985 in Avon Lake<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/8617)</sup> |
| Olympic result | Middleweight, Men, 1932 Los Angeles: 1st, gold medal<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/8617)</sup> |
| Olympic opponents beaten | Manuel Cruz (Mexico), Ernest Peirce (South Africa), Amado Azar (Argentina)<sup>[4](https://www.olympedia.org/results/21946)</sup> |
| Measurements | 175 cm / 72 kg<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/8617)</sup> |
| Club | Cleveland Athletic Club, Cleveland, USA<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/8617)</sup> |
| Professional record | Olympedia gives 17 wins, 2 draws, 11 losses; a German-language account gives 63 fights with 44 wins and 4 draws through March 1941<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/8617)</sup> |

## Olympic gold, 1932

He had never won a national championship, and Olympedia's biography notes that he surprised the experts by easily winning the middleweight gold medal.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/8617)</sup> On the way to the title he defeated Manuel Cruz of Mexico, Ernest Peirce of South Africa, and Amado Azar of Argentina.<sup>[4](https://www.olympedia.org/results/21946)</sup> L'Équipe's record places his Olympic final victory on 13 August 1932.<sup>[2](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/carmen-barth/90689)</sup>

## Professional career

After the Games Barth turned professional, and his career was, in Olympedia's wording, rather checkered.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/8617)</sup>

In 1942 he was called into service by the [United States Navy](https://www.edgepedia.org/united-states-navy) and never fought professionally again.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/8617)</sup> Olympedia records his final professional record as 17 wins, 2 draws, and 11 losses, while the German-language source gives a 63-fight career.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/8617)</sup>

## Death records

Olympedia records that Barth died on 17 September 1985 in [Lorain, Ohio](https://www.edgepedia.org/lorain-ohio), aged 73 years and 4 days.<sup>[1](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/8617)</sup> The German-language reference gives the date as 18 September 1985 and the place as Avon Lake, Ohio, and a third Olympic-history site gives the year as 1984; the day and place therefore vary between sources.<sup>[3](https://www.hermandw.be/FullOlym/biobar.htm)</sup>

## References

1. [Carmen Barth, Olympedia](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/8617)
2. [Carmen Barth – Boxe, L'Équipe](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/carmen-barth/90689)
3. [Great Olympians – biographies – BAR](https://www.hermandw.be/FullOlym/biobar.htm)
4. [Olympedia – Middleweight (≤160 pounds), Men](https://www.olympedia.org/results/21946)

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