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Romanian boxer (1930–2015) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 București | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Constantin Nour[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dobrescu took up boxing in 1948 and retired in 1982 after winning six national flyweight titles, winning in 1953 against his brother Constantin.[3] He inherited glaucoma from his mother, which resulted in blindness during his last years.[1]
Below are Mircea Dobrescu's results from the flyweight division at the 1956 Olympic boxing tournament in Melbourne: