Constantin Dumitrescu (boxer)

Constantin "Titi" Dumitrescu (born 14 March 1931) is a retired light-welterweight boxer from Romania. He won five consecutive national titles in 1955–1959[2] and a bronze medal at the 1956 Olympics.[3]

Constantin Dumitrescu
Personal information
Born14 March 1931 (1931-03-14) (age 93)
Bucharest, Romania
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubDinamo Bucharest[1]
Coached byConstantin Nour[2]
Medal record
Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1955 Bucharest -63.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1956 Bucharest -63.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1957 Bucharest -63.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1958 Bucharest -63.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1959 Bucharest -63.5 kg
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne -63.5 kg

Dumitrescu took up boxing in 1946 under the guidance of his father George Dumitrescu.[1] He announced his retirement right after winning his last national title in 1959. On the next day he was hired as a boxing coach and kept that job until 1985, raising 80 national champions.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Constantin Dumitrescu. Romanian Olympic Committee
  2. ^ a b c Ultimul mușchetar. blogspot.com (27 June 2013)
  3. ^ "Constantin Dumitrescu". sports-reference.com. May 29, 2011. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
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