Gheorghe Lungu
Encyclopedia
Gheorghe Lungu is a boxer
from Romania
.
He participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics
for his native European country. There he was stopped in the second round of the nmen's lightweight (– 60 kg) division by Mexico's eventual bronze medalist Cristián Bejarano
.
Lungu won the bronze medal in the same division one year earlier, at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships
in Houston, Texas
.
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...
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He participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...
for his native European country. There he was stopped in the second round of the nmen's lightweight (– 60 kg) division by Mexico's eventual bronze medalist Cristián Bejarano
Cristián Bejarano
Cristián Bejarano Benítez is a Mexican boxer, who won a bronze medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada...
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Lungu won the bronze medal in the same division one year earlier, at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships
1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Houston, United States from August 15 to August 29. The tenth edition of this competition, a year before the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal winners :-...
in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
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