Gheorge Negrea (21 April 1934 – 2000) was a boxer from Romania.[1]

Gheorghe Negrea
Personal information
NationalityRomanian
Born(1934-04-21)21 April 1934
Sibiu, Romania
Died2000(2000-00-00) (aged 65–66)
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Romania
Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1955 Bucharest Light Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1956 Bucharest Light Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1957 Bucharest Light Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1958 Bucharest Light Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1960 Bucharest Light Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1961 Bucharest Light Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1964 Bucharest Heavyweight
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1956 Melbourne Light-heavyweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1957 Prague Light Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 1959 Lucerne Light Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 1961 Belgrade Light Heavyweight

He competed for Romania in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the light heavyweight event where he finished in second place. He also competed in the 1960 Olympic boxing tournament in Rome, again in the light heavyweight division. He was defeated in his quarterfinal match by Anthony Madigan of Australia.

1960 Olympic results

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Below are the results of Gheorge Negrea, a light heavyweight boxer from Romania who competed in the 1960 Rome Olympics:

  • Round of 32: bye
  • Round of 16: defeated George Oywello (Uganda) by decision, 5-0
  • Quarterfinal: lost to Anthony Madigan (Australia) by a second-round knockout

References

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  1. ^ "Gheorghe Negrea primul campion european la box" [Gheorghe Negrea the first boxing European champion] (in Romanian). Cosr.ro. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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