Costică Dafinoiu

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]

Costică Dafinoiu

Dafinoiu in the 1970s
Personal information
Born	6 February 1954 (1954-02-06) Viziru, Romania[1]
Died	8 June 2022(2022-06-08) (aged 68)
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Club	CS Progresul Brăila
Coached by	Gheorghe Lica Ion Turcu[2]
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing  Romania Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships 1975 Bucharest -81 kg 1976 Bucharest -81 kg Golden Belt Tournament 1974 Bucharest -81 kg Olympic Games 1976 Montreal -81 kg