Calistrat Ilie Cuțov (10 October 1948 – 19 March 2025) was a Romanian
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who won the European lightweight title in 1969 and an Olympic bronze medal in 1968. He also competed in the light-welterweight division at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, but was eliminated before reaching the semifinals.
He retired after winning a bronze medal at the 1977 European Championships, with a record of 11 losses out of 398 bouts. From 1981 onwards, he worked as a boxing coach. His trainees include
Daniel Dumitrescu
Daniel Dumitrescu (born 23 September 1968) is a retired Romanian boxer who won silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships. In 1989 he fled from Romania to Greece and then to Germany, where he stayed ...
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Background
Cuțov was born in Smârdan, Tulcea
Smârdan is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Smârdan. It is situated on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the city of Brăila
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, Romania
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on 10 October 1948.Simion
Simion is a Romanian-language masculine given name. Notable people with this name include:
*Simion Bărnuțiu
* Simion Bughici
* Simion Coman
* Simion Cuciuc
*Simion Cuţov
* Simion Furdui
* Simion Galeţchi
*Simion Ghimpu
* Simion Grişciuc
* Simi ...
was also an Olympic medalist in boxing. [ Calistrat Cuțov's body was discovered in ]Bucharest
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on 19 March 2025, at the age of 76.
Awards
*''Honored Sports Trainer'' ("Antrenor emerit al sportului"). [ ]
1972 Olympic results
Below are the results of Cailstrat Cutov, a Romanian light welterweight boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:
* Round of 32: defeated Mohamed Muruli (Uganda) 4-1
* Round of 16: lost to Srisook Buntoe (Thailand) by a third-round TKO
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1948 births
2025 deaths
Olympic boxers for Romania
Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Romania
Olympic medalists in boxing
Romanian boxing trainers
Sportspeople from Brăila County
Romanian male boxers
Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Lightweight boxers
20th-century Romanian sportsmen
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