Nicolae Linca

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Nicolae Linca
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Personal information
Born1 January 1929
Cergăul Mare, Blaj, Romania
Died27 June 2008 (aged 79)[1]
Feisa, Romania
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubDinamo Bucharest[2]
Coached byConstantin Nour.[3]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1949 Bucharest -67 kg
Gold medal – first place 1950 Bucharest -67 kg
Gold medal – first place 1951 Bucharest -67 kg
Silver medal – second place 1952 Bucharest -67 kg
Gold medal – first place 1953 Galați, Brașov and Bucharest -67 kg
Silver medal – second place 1958 Bucharest -67 kg
Silver medal – second place 1960 Bucharest -71 kg
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne -67 kg
European Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1953 Warsaw -67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Berlin -67 kg

Nicolae Linca (1 January 1929 – 27 June 2008) was a Romanian amateur welterweight boxer. After winning bronze medals at the 1953 and 1955 European championships, he became Romania's first Olympic champion in boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Fighting with a broken finger, he won against Fred Tiedt in a 3:2 split decision. His amateur record upon retirement was 281-25. After competing as an amateur, Linca turned to coaching in the sport.[2] By the 1990s he was living in poverty and suffering from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, which led to his deaths at the age of 79.[1] In 2005 he was awarded the Sports Merit Order of First Class.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Nicolae Linca. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b Nicolae Linca. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ^ "Olimpiada desfăşurată pe două continente" (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Nicolae Linca, marele pugilist al Romaniei, s-a stins din viata" (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 April 2014.

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