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]
 Alexe at the 1972 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 July 1946 (age 73) Cornu, Romania[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CS Dinamo București[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Constantin Nour | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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)
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