Costică Dafinoiu
Romanian boxer (1954–2022)
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Costică Dafinoiu (6 February 1954 – 8 June 2022) was a light-heavyweight boxer from Romania.[3] 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.[3][4][5][6] He retired in 1981, and after receiving a degree in physical education worked as a boxing coach at his native club CS Progresul Brăila.[2]
Died8 June 2022 (aged 68)
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Dafinoiu in the 1970s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 February 1954 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 June 2022 (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[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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