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Born | 1 January 1929 Cergăul Mare, Blaj, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 27 June 2008 (aged 79)
[1] Feisa, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dinamo Bucharest [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Constantin Nour. [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. Today, he remains the only Romanian boxer to win gold at the Olympics. 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]
Event | Round | Result | Opponent | Score |
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Welterweight | First | Win |
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Quarterfinal | Win |
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Semifinal | Win |
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Final | Win |
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3-2 |
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Born | 1 January 1929 Cergăul Mare, Blaj, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 27 June 2008 (aged 79)
[1] Feisa, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dinamo Bucharest [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Constantin Nour. [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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. Today, he remains the only Romanian boxer to win gold at the Olympics. 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]
Event | Round | Result | Opponent | Score |
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Welterweight | First | Win |
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PTS |
Quarterfinal | Win |
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PTS | |
Semifinal | Win |
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PTS | |
Final | Win |
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3-2 |