Victor Zilberman

Victor Zilberman (born 20 September 1947) is a retired boxer from Romania. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1968 (Mexico City). He also won 8 national senior titles and two silver medals at the European Amateur Boxing Championships.

Victor Zilberman
Personal information
NationalityRomanian
Born (1947-09-20) 20 September 1947
Bucharest, Romania
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1968 Bucharest Welterweight
Gold medal – first place 1969 Bucharest Welterweight
Gold medal – first place 1970 Bucharest Welterweight
Gold medal – first place 1971 Bucharest Welterweight
Gold medal – first place 1972 Bucharest Welterweight
Gold medal – first place 1973 Cluj Welterweight
Gold medal – first place 1974 Bucharest Welterweight
Gold medal – first place 1975 Bucharest Light middleweight
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Welterweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 1969 Bucharest Welterweight
Silver medal – second place 1975 Katowice Welterweight

Born in Bucharest, Zilberman had his best result at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. There he won a bronze medal in the welterweight division (– 67 kg) after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual winner Jochen Bachfeld of East Germany. After the competition, he defected to Canada.

Zilberman is Jewish.[1]

Olympic results

1968: Mexico City (as a welterweight)

1972: Munich (as a welterweight)

Montreal: 1976 (as a welterweight)

  • Round of 64: bye
  • Round of 32: Defeated Amon Kotey (Ghana) by walkover
  • Round of 16: Defeated Colin Jones (Great Britain) by decision, 5–0
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Carlos Santos (Puerto Rico) by decision, 3–2
  • Semifinal: Lost to Jochen Bachfeld (East Germany) by decision, 2-3 (won bronze medal)

References
  1. Mike Silver (4 March 2016). Stars in the Ring: Jewish Champions in the Golden Age of Boxing: A Photographic History. Lyons Press. pp. 344–. ISBN 978-1-63076-140-0.


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