Simion Cuţov

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Simion Cuţov
Simion Cuţov
Men's Boxing
Competitor for Flag of Romania Romania
Olympic Games
Silver 1976 Montreal Lightweight
World Amateur Championships
Silver 1974 Havana Lightweight

Simion Cuţov (born May 7, 1952 - died 1993) was a boxer from Romania, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the silver medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) after being defeated in the final by Howard Davis Jr. of the United States.

Cuţov also competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. In 1974 he won the silver medal at the inaugural 1974 World Championships in Havana, Cuba.

[edit] Olympic results

1976 (as a lightweight)

  • 1st round bye
  • Defeated Sylvester Mittee (Great Britain) RSC 3
  • Defeated Nelson Calzadilla (Venezuela) 5-0
  • Defeated Ove Lundby (Sweden) 5-0
  • Defeated Vassily Solomin (Soviet Union) 5-0
  • Lost to Howard Davis, Jr. (United States) 0-5

1980 (as a Light welterweight)

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