Dumitru Schiopu
Encyclopedia
Dumitru Şchiopu is a retired male boxer
from Romania
, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics
in Moscow
, Soviet Union
. There he lost in the quarterfinals of the men's light flyweight (– 48 kg) division to North Korea's eventual bronze medalist Li Byong-Uk
.
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...
from Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place in the Indoor Stadium of the Olympiski Sports Complex in Moscow. The boxing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 2 August...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. There he lost in the quarterfinals of the men's light flyweight (– 48 kg) division to North Korea's eventual bronze medalist Li Byong-Uk
Li Byong-Uk
Li Byong-Uk is a retired North Korean boxer, who won two Olympic medals in the men's Light Flyweight category.- Olympic results :1976*Defeated Sidney McKnight KO 1*Defeated Henryk Średnicki 3-2...
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