Marian Simion

Marian Simion (born 14 September 1975 in București) is a Romanian boxer, who competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. He repeated that feat one year later, at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Belfast after having won the world title at the previous tournament in Houston, Texas, United States.

Marian Simion
Marian Simion in 2013
Personal information
Born14 September 1975 (1975-09-14) (age 48)
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Light Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Welterweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Houston Light Middleweight
Silver medal – second place 2001 Belfast Light Middleweight
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Budapest Welterweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 1996 Vejle Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Minsk Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Perm Light Middleweight
EU Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Madrid Middleweight

He is the older brother of Olympic boxer Dorel Simion. Simion qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in first place at the 2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Warsaw, Poland.

Olympic results

1996

2000

2004



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