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Costică Dafinoiu

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Costică Dafinoiu
Dafinoiu in the 1970s
Personal information
Born6 February 1954 (1954-02-06)
Viziru, Romania[1]
Died8 June 2022(2022-06-08) (aged 68)
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubCS Progresul Brăila
Coached byGheorghe Lica
Ion Turcu[2]
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Romania
Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Bucharest -81 kg
Silver medal – second place 1976 Bucharest -81 kg
Golden Belt Tournament
Gold medal – first place 1974 Bucharest -81 kg
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal -81 kg

Costică Dafinoiu (6 February 1954 – 8 June 2022) was a light-heavyweight boxer from Romania.[3] He took up boxing in 1969, winning a bronze medal at the 1976 Olympics, a gold and a silver medals at the Romanian National Amateur Boxing Championship and won the Golden belt international tournament organized by Romania in 1974.[3][4][5][6] He retired in 1981, and after receiving a degree in physical education worked as a boxing coach at his native club CS Progresul Brăila.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Costică Dafinoiu. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b Costica Dafinoiu. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ^ a b "Doliu în boxul românesc. A murit Costică Dafinoiu. Fostul pugilist și antrenor avea 68 de ani".
  4. ^ "1974 Golden Belt Tournament". Amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  5. ^ "1975 Romanian National Championships". Amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  6. ^ "1976 Romanian National Championships". Amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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