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| Born | 22 October 1957 (age 67) Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Constantin Draghici [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Below is the record of Dumitru Cipere, a Romanian bantamweight boxer who competed at the 1980 Moscow Olympics: [2]
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