Ion Alexe

Ion Alexe (born 25 July 1946) is a retired heavyweight boxer from Romania. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1972, losing to Teófilo Stevenson by walkover after he was medically disqualified to contest the final. Alexe won the European title in 1969 and placed third in 1973.^[1] Domestically he won six Romanian heavyweight titles.^[2]

Ion Alexe

Alexe at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born	25 July 1946 (1946-07-25) (age 79) Cornu, Romania[1]
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Club	CS Dinamo București[2]
Coached by	Constantin Nour
Medal record Representing  Romania Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships 1967 Bucharest +81 kg 1968 Bucharest +81 kg 1969 Bucharest +81 kg 1970 Bucharest +81 kg 1971 Bucharest +81 kg 1973 Cluj +81 kg 1974 Bucharest +81 kg 1975 Bucharest +81 kg Olympic Games 1972 Munich +81 kg European Amateur Boxing Championships 1969 Bucharest +81 kg 1973 Belgrade +81 kg

1972 Olympic results

Below are the results of Ion Alexe, a Romanian heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:

• Round of 16: defeated József Réder (Hungary) on points, 5–0
• Quarterfinal: defeated Jürgen Fanghänel (East Germany) on points, 5–0
• Semifinal: defeated Hasse Thomsén (Sweden) on points, 5–0
• Final: lost to Teófilo Stevenson (Cuba) by walkover (was awarded silver medal)