Mircea Dobrescu

Mircea Dobrescu (5 September 1930 – 6 August 2015) was a flyweight boxer from Romania. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1956, losing to Terence Spinks on points.[2] He won two more silver medals at the European championships in 1955 and 1957.

Mircea Dobrescu
Personal information
Born5 September 1930
Cotorca, Buzău, Romania
Died6 August 2015 (aged 84)
Height150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubSteaua Bucureşti
Coached byConstantin Nour[1]

Dobrescu took up boxing in 1948 and retired in 1982 after winning seven national flyweight titles, one of them against his brother Constantin. He inherited glaucoma from his mother, which resulted in blindness during his last years.[1]

1956 Olympic results

Below are Mircea Dobrescu's results from the flyweight division at the 1956 Olympic boxing tournament in Melbourne:

  • Round of 16: defeated Federico Bonus (Philippines) on points
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Ray Perez (USA) on points
  • Semifinal: defeated John Caldwell (Ireland) on points
  • Final: lost to Terence Spinks (Great Britain) on points (was awarded silver medal)
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References

  1. "Hercule de buzunar" (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  2. Mircea Dobrescu. sports-reference.com


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