Mircea Dobrescu

Mircea Dobrescu (5 September 1930 – 6 August 2015) was a flyweight boxer from Romania. He competed at the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1956, losing to Terence Spinks on points.^[2] He won two more silver medals at the European championships in 1955 and 1957.

Mircea Dobrescu

Personal information
Born	5 September 1930 Cotorca, Glodeanu-Siliștea, Buzău County, Romania
Died	6 August 2015 (aged 84)
Height	150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Weight	51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Club	Steaua București
Coached by	Constantin Nour[1]
Medal record Representing  Romania Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships 1952 Bucharest -51 kg 1953 Galați, Brașov and Bucharest -51 kg 1955 Bucharest -51 kg 1957 Bucharest -51 kg 1959 Bucharest -51 kg 1960 Bucharest -51 kg 1961 Bucharest -51 kg Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne -51 kg European Amateur Boxing Championships 1955 West Berlin -51 kg 1957 Prague -51 kg

Dobrescu took up boxing in 1948 and retired in 1982 after winning six national flyweight titles, winning in 1953 against his brother Constantin.^[3] He inherited glaucoma from his mother, which resulted in blindness during his last years.^[1]

1956 Olympic results

Below are Mircea Dobrescu's results from the flyweight division at the 1956 Olympic boxing tournament in Melbourne:

• Round of 16: defeated Federico Bonus (Philippines) on points
• Quarterfinal: defeated Ray Perez (USA) on points
• Semifinal: defeated John Caldwell (Ireland) on points
• Final: lost to Terence Spinks (Great Britain) on points (was awarded silver medal)