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]
 Alexe at the 1972 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 July 1946 (age 78) Cornu, Romania[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CS Dinamo București[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Constantin Nour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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1972 Olympic results
editBelow 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)
References
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External links
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- 1967 Romanian National Championships
- 1968 Romanian National Championships
- 1969 Romanian National Championships
- 1970 Romanian National Championships
- 1971 Romanian National Championships
- 1973 Romanian National Championships
- 1974 Romanian National Championships
- 1975 Romanian National Championships
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