Veaceslav Gojan
Encyclopedia
Veaceslav Gojan is an Moldova
n amateur boxer
who won Bantamweight bronze at the 2008 Olympics
. He comes from the village of Grimăncăuţi, district of Briceni (north of Moldova
) and is a member of the Central Sport Club Dinamo in Chişinău
. His coach is Petru Caduc.
after ending up in third place at the 4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
in Baku, Azerbaijan. He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
by beating German
boxer Rustamhodza Rahimov
in the semi final of a European qualifying tournament.
In Beijing he made it to the semifinal where he lost to Mongolian Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan
2:15. (Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Bantamweight)
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
n amateur boxer
Amateur boxing
Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...
who won Bantamweight bronze at the 2008 Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. He comes from the village of Grimăncăuţi, district of Briceni (north of Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
) and is a member of the Central Sport Club Dinamo in Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
. His coach is Petru Caduc.
Career
Gojan failed to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
after ending up in third place at the 4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from April 27 to May 1, 2004 during the annual Chowdry Boxing Cup. Boxers finishing in the top two in each weight category earned a chance to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
in Baku, Azerbaijan. He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
by beating German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
boxer Rustamhodza Rahimov
Rustamhodza Rahimov
Rustamhodza Rahimov is a boxer from Germany, but of Tajik origins, as his name suggests.- Medals :* In the 2004 Summer Olympics Rahimov won a bronze medal in the flyweight boxing event. He was 29....
in the semi final of a European qualifying tournament.
In Beijing he made it to the semifinal where he lost to Mongolian Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan
Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan
Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan is an amateur boxer from Mongolia who won silver in the Bantamweight division at the 2007 world championships...
2:15. (Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Bantamweight)
Olympic games results
2008 (as a featherweight)- Defeated Khavazhi KhatsigovKhavazhi KhatsigovKhavazhi Khatsigov is a boxer from Belarus.He was born in Russia, but after his failure to join the Russian national team , he moved to Belarus in 1999....
(Belarus) 1-1 - Defeated Gu YuGu YuGu Yu is a Chinese amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics in his native country at Bantamweight 54 kg. He is from Liaoning.At the Asian Games 2006 the southpaw was upset in the first round...
(China) 13-6 - Defeated Akhil KumarAkhil KumarAkhil Kumar is an Indian boxer who has won several international and national boxing awards. He practices an “Open Guarded” boxing style. In 2005, the Indian government gave him the Arjuna Award for his achievements in international Boxing...
(India) 10-3 - Lost to Enkhbatyn Badar-UuganEnkhbatyn Badar-UuganEnkhbatyn Badar-Uugan is an amateur boxer from Mongolia who won silver in the Bantamweight division at the 2007 world championships...
(Mongolia) 2-15
