Dorel Simion
Romanian boxer
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Dorel Simion (born 13 February 1977 in București) is a Romanian boxer. Simion won the Welterweight bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also won gold at the 1997 World Championships and 1998 European Championships.[1]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Romania | ||
| Men's Boxing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2000 Sydney | Welterweight |
| World Amateur Championships | ||
 | 1997 Budapest | Light Welterweight |
| European Amateur Championships | ||
| 1998 Minsk | Light Welterweight |
Personal
Simion is the younger brother of Olympian Marian Simion. Their family is of Romani descent.[2]
Amateur career
His Olympic results were:
- Defeated Ruben Fuchu (Puerto Rico) RSCO 3
- Defeated Roberto Guerra (Cuba) 11–7
- Defeated Steven Kuchler (Germany) 26–14
- Lost to Oleg Saitov (Russia) 19–10
