István Turu (25 September 1962 – 15 February 2021) was a Hungarian

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: * Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing *Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. He died from

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...

during the pandemic in Hungary.Koronavírusban meghalt Turu István ökölvívó

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* 1962 births 2021 deaths Hungarian male boxers Olympic boxers of Hungary Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics People from Törökszentmiklós Lightweight boxers Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary Place of death missing Sportspeople from Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County {{Hungary-boxing-bio-stub