Costică Dafinoiu

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Costică Dafinoiu
Costica Dafinoiu.jpg
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 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1975 Bucharest -81 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1976 Bucharest -81 kg
Golden Belt Tournament
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1974 Bucharest -81 kg
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Costică Dafinoiu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 Costica Dafinoiu. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. 1 2 "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.