 Dafinoiu in the 1970s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 February 1954 (1954-02-06) Viziru, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 June 2022(2022-06-08) (aged 68) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Costică Dafinoiu (6 February 1954 – 8 June 2022) was a light-heavyweight boxer from Romania. 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. He retired in 1981, and after receiving a degree in physical education worked as a boxing coach at his native club CS Progresul Brăila.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Costică Dafinoiu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ Costica Dafinoiu. Romanian Olympic Committee
- ^ "Doliu în boxul românesc. A murit Costică Dafinoiu. Fostul pugilist și antrenor avea 68 de ani".
- "1974 Golden Belt Tournament". Amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- "1975 Romanian National Championships". Amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- "1976 Romanian National Championships". Amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
External links
- Costică Dafinoiu at Olympedia (archive)
- Costică Dafinoiu at Olympics.com
- Costică Dafinoiu at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (archive)
- Boxing record for Costica Dafinoiu from BoxRec (registration required)
- Boxing record for Constantin Dafinoiu from BoxRec (registration required)
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- 1954 births
- 2022 deaths
- People from Brăila County
- Light-heavyweight boxers
- Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers for Romania
- Olympic bronze medalists for Romania
- Olympic medalists in boxing
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- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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