Marian Simion (born 14 September 1975 in București) is a

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n boxer, who competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) at the

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and won the silver medal. He repeated that feat one year later, at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships in

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after having won the world title at the previous tournament in

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. He is the older brother of Olympic boxer

Dorel Simion Dorel Simion (born February 13, 1977 in București) is a Romanian boxer. Simion won the Welterweight bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also won gold at the 1997 World Championships and 1998 European Championships. Personal H ...

. Simion qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in first place at the

2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament The 2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held in Warsaw, Poland from March 30 to April 4, 2004 at the annual Feliks Stamm Boxing Tournament. The top two in each weight category gained entry into the 2004 Summer Olympics. M ...

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Olympic results

1996 *Defeated Hussein Bayram (France) 13-6 *Defeated Fernando Vargas (United States) 8-7 *Defeated Hassan Al (Denmark) 16-8 *Lost to

Juan Hernández Sierra Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired amateur boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight (< 67 kg) division during the 1990s. He represented his native country at three consecutive Ciro di Corcia Ciro Di Corcia (born 4 July 1976) is an Italian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dh ...

(Italy) 19-8 *Defeated José Luis Zertuche (Mexico) RSC 3 *Defeated Frédéric Esther (France) RSC 3 *Defeated Pornchai Thongburan (Thailand) 26-16 *Lost to

Yermakhan Ibraimov Yermakhan Ibraimov (born 1 January 1972 in Jambyl Region) is a Kazakh boxer who competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. Four years earlier, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he ...

(Kazakhstan) 23-25 2004 *Lost to

Ramadan Yasser Ramadan Yasser Abdel Ghaffar ( ar, ياسر رمضان عبد الغفار; born July 19, 1980 in Gharbîya el-Saqriya, Al-Wadi Al-Jadid) is a boxer from Egypt. Career Yasser won the gold medal in the men's middleweight division at the 1999 A ...

(Egypt) 29-36

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