Daniel Dumitrescu is a Romania

Romania

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n boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

, who won the silver medal in the men's featherweight

Featherweight

Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...

 (57 kg) category at the 1988 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

 in Seoul

Seoul

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. A year later he captured the silver medal in the lightweight

Lightweight

Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....

 division (– 60 kg) at the 1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships

1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Athens, Greece from May 29 to June 3, with the participation of 160 fighters from 26 countries. The 28th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.-Medal winners:-Medal...

 in Athens, Greece.

Amateur highlights

Dumitrescu's Olympic results were as follows:

1988

• Defeated Anthony Konyegwachie (Nigeria) 5-0
• Defeated Wataru Yamada (Japan) 5-0
• Defeated Wangchai Pongsri (Thailand) 3-2
• Defeated Regilio Tuur
  Regilio Tuur
  Regilio Benito Tuur is a former boxer from The Netherlands, who made his fame by knocking out reigning world champion Kelcie Banks in the first round at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-Amateur career:...
  
   (Netherlands) 5-0
• Defeated Lee Jae-Hyuk
  Lee Jae-Hyuk
  Lee Jae-Hyuk is a retired South Korean amateur boxer.-Career:...
  
   (South Korea) 5-0
• Lost to Giovanni Parisi
  Giovanni Parisi
  Giovanni Parisi was an Italian boxer, who won the gold medal in the Men's Featherweight category at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.- Biography:...
  
   (Italy) KO by 1

1992

• Defeated Jamie Nicolson (Australia) RSC 2 (1:53)
• Defeated Heritovo Racotomanga (Madagascar) 18-8
• Lost to Ramazan Palyani (Unified Team) 5-11

Professional career

Dumitrescu turned pro in 1993 and had little success, retiring in 1997 with a record of 5-2-0.

External links

• Profile at sports-reference.com