Nicolae Puiu (4 December 1935 – 4 February 1970) was a Romanian boxer. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] At the 1964 Summer Olympics, he defeated Cornelis van der Walt of Northern Rhodesia before losing to Louis Johnson of the United States.[2]

Nicolae Puiu
Personal information
NationalityRomanian
Born(1935-12-04)4 December 1935
Reșița, Romania
Died4 February 1970(1970-02-04) (aged 34)
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1957 Bucharest -51 kg
Gold medal – first place 1958 Bucharest -51 kg
Silver medal – second place 1959 Bucharest -51 kg
Gold medal – first place 1960 Bucharest -54 kg
Silver medal – second place 1961 Bucharest -54 kg
Silver medal – second place 1962 Bucharest -54 kg
Gold medal – first place 1963 Bucharest -54 kg
Gold medal – first place 1964 Bucharest -54 kg
Silver medal – second place 1966 Bucharest -54 kg
European Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1961 Belgrade -51 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Moscow -54 kg

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicolae Puiu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Nicolae Puiu". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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