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Daniel Dumitrescu (born September 23, 1968) is a Romania
Romania

Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....
n boxer
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
, who won the silver medal in the men's featherweight
Featherweight

Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing and wrestling ....
 (57 kg) category at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....
 in Seoul
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
. A year later he captured the silver medal in the lightweight
Lightweight

The word lightweight usually refers to a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight. It is also a slang term, indicating insignificance or ineptitude, for example having a low tolerance for liquor....
 division (– 60 kg) at the 1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships
1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Athens, Greece from May 29 to June 3, with the participation of 160 fighters from 26 countries....
 in Athens, Greece.








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Daniel Dumitrescu (born September 23, 1968) is a Romania
Romania

Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....
n boxer
Boxing

Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
, who won the silver medal in the men's featherweight
Featherweight

Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing and wrestling ....
 (57 kg) category at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea....
 in Seoul
Seoul

Seoul is the Capital and largest city of South Korea. With a population of over 10 million, It is one of the world's List of cities proper by population.The Seoul National Capital Area - which includes the major port city of Incheon and satellite towns in Gyeonggi-do, has 24.5 million inhabitants and is the world's second largest List of me...
. A year later he captured the silver medal in the lightweight
Lightweight

The word lightweight usually refers to a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight. It is also a slang term, indicating insignificance or ineptitude, for example having a low tolerance for liquor....
 division (– 60 kg) at the 1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships
1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Athens, Greece from May 29 to June 3, with the participation of 160 fighters from 26 countries....
 in Athens, Greece.

Amateur Highlights

Dumitrescu's Olympic results were as follows:

1988
  • Defeated Anthony Konyegwachie (Nigeria) 5-0
  • Defeated Wataru Yamada (Japan) 5-0
  • Defeated Wangchai Pongsri (Thailand) 3-2
  • Defeated Regilio Tuur
    Regilio Tuur

    Regilio Benito Tuur is a former boxing from The Netherlands, who made his fame by knocking out reigning world champion Kelcie Banks in the first round at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....
     (Netherlands) 5-0
  • Defeated Lee Jae-Hyuk
    Lee Jae-Hyuk

    Lee Jae-Hyuk is a South Korean boxing, who won a bronze medal in the men's featherweight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....
     (South Korea) 5-0
  • Lost to Giovanni Parisi
    Giovanni Parisi

    Giovanni Parisi is an Italy boxing, who won the gold medal in the Men's Featherweight category at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul....
     (Italy) KO by 1


1992
  • Defeated Jamie Nicolson (Australia) RSC 2 (1:53)
  • Defeated Heritovo Racotomanga (Madagascar) 18-8
  • Lost to Ramazan Palyani (Unified Team) 5-11


Dumitrescu turned pro in 1993 and had little success, retiring in 1997 with a record of 5-2-0.

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