// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Dorel Simion? A boxer with a punch line.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Romania | ||
| Men's Boxing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2000 Sydney | Welterweight |
| World Amateur Championships | ||
 | 1997 Budapest | Light Welterweight |
| European Amateur Championships | ||
| 1998 Minsk | Light Welterweight |
Dorel Simion (born 13 February 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.[1]
Personal
[edit]Simion is the younger brother of Olympian Marian Simion. Their family is of Romani descent.[2]
Amateur career
[edit]His Olympic results were:
- Defeated Ruben Fuchu (Puerto Rico) RSCO 3
- Defeated Roberto Guerra (Cuba) 11–7
- Defeated Steven Kuchler (Germany) 26–14
- Lost to Oleg Saitov (Russia) 19–10
References
[edit]- ↑ "Dorel Simion". www.cosr.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2025-03-12. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ↑ "Asociaţia Partida Romilor Pro-Europa şi Asociaţia de Box Club Simion au organizat Cupa Simion la box – 2015 | Asociatia Partida Romilor Pro-Europa". 29 December 2015.
External links
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dorel Simion". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-03-02.
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