Nicolae Linca

Nicolae Linca (1 January 1929 – 27 June 2008) was a Romanian amateur welterweight boxer. After winning bronze medals at the 1953 and 1955 European championships, he became Romania's first Olympic champion in boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Fighting with a broken finger, he won against Fred Tiedt in a 3:2 split decision. Today, he remains the only Romanian boxer to win gold at the Olympics. His amateur record upon retirement was 281-25. After competing as an amateur, Linca turned to coaching in the sport.[2] By the 1990s he was living in poverty and suffering from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, which led to his deaths at the age of 79.[1] In 2005 he was awarded the Sports Merit Order of First Class.[4]

Nicolae Linca
Personal information
Born1 January 1929
Cergăul Mare, Blaj, Romania
Died27 June 2008 (aged 79)[1]
Feisa, Romania
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubDinamo Bucharest[2]
Coached byConstantin Nour.[3]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1949 Bucharest -67 kg
Gold medal – first place 1950 Bucharest -67 kg
Gold medal – first place 1951 Bucharest -67 kg
Silver medal – second place 1952 Bucharest -67 kg
Gold medal – first place 1953 Galați, Brașov and Bucharest -67 kg
Silver medal – second place 1958 Bucharest -67 kg
Silver medal – second place 1960 Bucharest -71 kg
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne -67 kg
European Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1953 Warsaw-67 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1955 Berlin-67 kg

Highlights
1956 Summer Olympics
Event Round Result Opponent Score
Welterweight First Win Fiji Hector hatch PTS
Quarterfinal Win South Africa Nicholas Andre PTS
Semifinal Win England Nicholas Gargano PTS
Final Win Republic of Ireland Fred Tiedt 3-2

References
  1. Nicolae Linca. sports-reference.com
  2. Nicolae Linca. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. "Olimpiada desfăşurată pe două continente" (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  4. "Nicolae Linca, marele pugilist al Romaniei, s-a stins din viata" (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 April 2014.


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