Nicolae Berechet (April 16, 1915 in Dioşti,

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– August 14, 1936 in

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) was a

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n boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. On August 11, 1936 he was eliminated in the first round of the featherweight class after losing his fight to Evald Seeberg. A few days after the match he died mysteriously of

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and was buried in

References

External links

Nicolae Berechet's profile at Sports Reference.com
1915 births 1936 deaths Featherweight boxers Olympic boxers for Romania Boxers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic deaths Romanian male boxers Sportspeople from Dolj County {{Romania-sport-stub