Constantin Gheorghiu

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Constantin Gheorghiu
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NationalityRomanian
Born (1933-06-01) 1 June 1933 (age 85)
Bucharest, Romania
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Sport Boxing

Constantin Gheorghiu (born 1 June 1933) is a Romanian boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1]

Boxing combat sport

Boxing is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring.

The men's featherweight event was part of the boxing programme at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The weight class allowed boxers of up to 57 kilograms to compete. The competition was held from 26 August to 5 September 1960. 31 boxers from 31 nations competed.

1960 Summer Olympics Games of the XVII Olympiad, celebrated in Rome in 1960

The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was held from August 25 to September 11, 1960, in Rome, Italy. The city of Rome had previously been awarded the administration of the 1908 Summer Olympics, but following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906, Rome had no choice but to decline and pass the honour to London.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Constantin Gheorghiu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved 26 November 2018.