Ion Alexe

Ion Alexe (born 25 July 1946) is a retired heavyweight boxer from Romania. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1972, losing to Teófilo Stevenson by walkover after he was medically disqualified to contest the final. Alexe won the European title in 1969 and placed third in 1973.[1] Domestically he won six Romanian heavyweight titles.[2]

Ion Alexe
Alexe at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born25 July 1946 (1946-07-25) (age 75)
Cornu, Romania[1]
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubCS Dinamo București[2]
Coached byConstantin Nour
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships
1967 Bucharest +81 kg
1968 Bucharest +81 kg
1969 Bucharest +81 kg
1970 Bucharest +81 kg
1971 Bucharest +81 kg
1973 Cluj +81 kg
1974 Bucharest +81 kg
1975 Bucharest +81 kg
Olympic Games
1972 Munich +81 kg
European Amateur Boxing Championships
1969 Bucharest +81 kg
1973 Belgrade +81 kg

1972 Olympic results

Below are the results of Ion Alexe, a Romanian heavyweight boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:

  • Round of 16: defeated Jozsef Reder (Hungary) on points, 5-0
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Jurgen Fanghanel (East Germany) on points, 5-0
  • Semifinal: defeated Hasse Thomsen (Sweden) on points, 5-0
  • Final: lost to Teofilo Stevenson (Cuba) by walkover (was awarded silver medal)

References
  1. Ion Alexe. sports-reference.com
  2. Ion Alexe. Romanian Olympic Committee


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