Costică Dafinoiu (6 February 1954 – 8 June 2022) was a light-heavyweight boxer from Romania.[3] He took up boxing in 1969, winning a bronze medal at the 1976 Olympics, a gold and a silver medals at the Romanian National Amateur Boxing Championship and won the Golden belt international tournament organized by Romania in 1974.[3][4][5][6] He retired in 1981, and after receiving a degree in physical education worked as a boxing coach at his native club CS Progresul Brăila.[2]

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Costică Dafinoiu
Dafinoiu in the 1970s
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Born6 February 1954 (1954-02-06)
Viziru, Romania[1]
Died8 June 2022(2022-06-08) (aged 68)
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubCS Progresul Brăila
Coached byGheorghe Lica
Ion Turcu[2]
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Romania
Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Bucharest -81 kg
Silver medal – second place 1976 Bucharest -81 kg
Golden Belt Tournament
Gold medal – first place 1974 Bucharest -81 kg
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal -81 kg
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