George Olteanu

George Olteanu (born May 3, 1974 in Ștefănești, Argeș) is a former boxer from Romania, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. There he was defeated in the quarter finals of the men's bantamweight division ( 54 kg) by István Kovács of Hungary: 2-24. In 1999 Olteanu won the world title in Houston, Texas. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

George Olteanu
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Crinu Raicu-Olteanu
Nationality Romania
Born (1974-05-03) May 3, 1974
Ștefănești, Argeș
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classBantamweight

References

  • Profile on Romanian Olympic Committee
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Crinu Raicu-Olteanu (full name: George Crinu Raicu-Olteanu)". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05.


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