Simion Cuțov
 Simion (left) and Calistrat Cuțov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 May 1952 Smârdanul-Nou, Brăila, Romania[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1993 (aged 40–41) Sibiu, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dinamo București | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gheorghe Bobinaru[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Simion Cuțov (7 May 1952 – 1993) was a lightweight boxer from Romania who won the European amateur title in 1973 and 1975. He competed at the 1974 World Championships and 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won silver medals in 1974 and 1976. In 1974, he won a gold medal at the Balkan Games.[3] He retired with a record of 20 losses out of 155 bouts. His elder brother Calistrat was also an Olympic boxer.[2]
1976 Olympic results
[edit]Below is the record of Simion Cuțov, a Romanian lightweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics:
- Round of 64: bye
- Round of 32: defeated Sylvester Mittee (Great Britain) referee stopped contest in the third round
- Round of 16: defeated Nelson Calzadilla (Venezuela) by decision, 5-0
- Quarterfinal: defeated Ove Lundby (Sweden) by decision, 5-0
- Semifinal: defeated Vassily Solomin (Soviet Union) by decision, 5-0
- Final: lost to Howard Davis (United States) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded silver medal)
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Simion Cuțov.
- ^ Simion Cuţov. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Simion Cuțov. Romanian Olympic Committee
- ^ "FIGURI DE LEGENDĂ: Simion Cuţov (1952–1993)" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Simion Cuțov from BoxRec (registration required)
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- 1952 births
- 1993 deaths
- Lightweight boxers
- Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers for Romania
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- AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- People from Brăila County
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