Marian Velicu (born July 4, 1977 in

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) is a

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from

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, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) division at the

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. A year later he captured the silver medal in the same weight division at the

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. Velicu represented his native country at the

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. There he was stopped in the second round of the Men's Light Flyweight division by

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's eventual bronze medalist Maikro Romero.

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1977 births Living people Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Romania Romanian male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists {{Romania-boxing-bio-stub