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Nationality | Romanian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Brăila, Romania [1] | 19 April 1945|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 14 November 1973 Brăila, Romania [1] | (aged 28)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ion Covaci (19 April 1945 – 14 November 1973), was a Romanian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [2] Covaci also won four national senior titles. [1]
After he ended his boxing career, Covaci became a militia officer in his native city, Brăila. [1] [3] [4] On 14 November 1973 while patrolling in the city, he saw a 23-year-old man named Mihai Ion who he fought seemed suspicious. [1] [3] [4] Covaci asked him to present his ID but Ion refused. [1] [3] [4] Covaci decided to take him to the Miliția station. [1] [3] [4] While walking near a crowded bus station, Ion pulled out a dagger from his jacket and stabbed Covaci's neck with it, killing him. [1] [3] [4] Ion ran away, but was caught two days later in Galați, being sentenced to 25 years in prison. [1] [3] [4]
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Nationality | Romanian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Brăila, Romania [1] | 19 April 1945|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 14 November 1973 Brăila, Romania [1] | (aged 28)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ion Covaci (19 April 1945 – 14 November 1973), was a Romanian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [2] Covaci also won four national senior titles. [1]
After he ended his boxing career, Covaci became a militia officer in his native city, Brăila. [1] [3] [4] On 14 November 1973 while patrolling in the city, he saw a 23-year-old man named Mihai Ion who he fought seemed suspicious. [1] [3] [4] Covaci asked him to present his ID but Ion refused. [1] [3] [4] Covaci decided to take him to the Miliția station. [1] [3] [4] While walking near a crowded bus station, Ion pulled out a dagger from his jacket and stabbed Covaci's neck with it, killing him. [1] [3] [4] Ion ran away, but was caught two days later in Galați, being sentenced to 25 years in prison. [1] [3] [4]