Mircea Dobrescu
Mircea Dobrescu (5 September 1930 – 6 August 2015) was a flyweight boxer from Romania. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1956, losing to Terence Spinks on points.[2] He won two more silver medals at the European championships in 1955 and 1957.
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| Born | 5 September 1930 Cotorca, Buzău, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 August 2015 (aged 84) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Steaua Bucureşti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Constantin Nour[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dobrescu took up boxing in 1948 and retired in 1982 after winning six national flyweight titles, the one from 1953 against his brother Constantin.[3] He inherited glaucoma from his mother, which resulted in blindness during his last years.[1]
1956 Olympic results
Below are Mircea Dobrescu's results from the flyweight division at the 1956 Olympic boxing tournament in Melbourne:
- Round of 16: defeated Federico Bonus (Philippines) on points
- Quarterfinal: defeated Ray Perez (USA) on points
- Semifinal: defeated John Caldwell (Ireland) on points
- Final: lost to Terence Spinks (Great Britain) on points (was awarded silver medal)
References
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- "Hercule de buzunar" (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- Mircea Dobrescu. sports-reference.com
- "1953 Romanian National Championships". Amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
External links
- Boxing record for Mircea Dobrescu from BoxRec
- 1952 Romanian National Championships
- 1953 Romanian National Championships
- 1955 Romanian National Championships
- 1957 Romanian National Championships
- 1959 Romanian National Championships
- 1960 Romanian National Championships
- 1961 Romanian National Championships
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