![]() Dafinoiu in the 1970s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 6 February 1954 Viziru, Romania [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 8 June 2022 68) | (aged|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | CS Progresul Brăila | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Gheorghe Lica Ion Turcu [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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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