Svetomir Belić
Svetomir Belić (Serbian Cyrillic: Светомир Белић; born 2 November 1946 as Svetomir Beljić[1]) is a Serbian former boxer. Since retiring at the age of 33 in 1980, he has been a boxing coach.
| Svetomir Belić | ||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Belka | |||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Light middleweight | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||
| Born | Svetomir Beljić 2 November 1946 Smederevo, FPR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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He has been called a "legend of Serbian boxing."[2]
Career
In 1971, as a member of the boxing section of the Partizan Sports Society, he won the silver medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships.[3]
He represented Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where he was defeated by Anthony Richardson of the Netherlands in a second round bout in the light-middleweight division.
1972 Olympic record
Below is the record of Svetomir Belić at the 1972 Munich Olympics:
- Round of 64: defeated Dumar Fall (Senegal) by decision, 4-1
- Round of 32: lost to Anthony Richardson (Netherlands) by decision, 2-3
References
- Slobodan Momčilović, Tempo (1991-07-03). "Šampionu ukrali i prezime! Issue #1323, pgs. 30-31" (in Serbo-Croatian).
- Dnevni list Danas (2009-04-02). "Polufinale Beogradskog pobednika u Požarevcu" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- Amateur-Boxing. "1979 national champions statistics". Retrieved 2011-11-30.
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