Simion Cuțov Explained

Birth Date:	7 May 1952
Birth Place:	Smârdanul-Nou, Brăila, Romania^[1]
Death Place:	Sibiu, Romania
Club:	Dinamo București
Coach:	Gheorghe Bobinaru^[2]
Sport:	Boxing

Simion Cuțov (7 May 1952 – 1993) was a lightweight boxer from Romania who won the European amateur title in 1973 and 1975. He competed at the 1974 World Championships and 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won silver medals in 1974 and 1976. In 1974, he won a gold medal at the Balkan Games.^[3] He retired with a record of 20 losses out of 155 bouts. His elder brother Calistrat was also an Olympic boxer.^[2]

1976 Olympic results

Below is the record of Simion Cuțov, a Romanian lightweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics:

• Round of 64: bye
• Round of 32: defeated Sylvester Mittee (Great Britain) referee stopped contest in the third round
• Round of 16: defeated Nelson Calzadilla (Venezuela) by decision, 5-0
• Quarterfinal: defeated Ove Lundby (Sweden) by decision, 5-0
• Semifinal: defeated Vassily Solomin (Soviet Union) by decision, 5-0
• Final: lost to Howard Davis (United States) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded silver medal)

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418072330/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cu/simion-cutov-1.html Simion Cuţov
2. http://www.cosr.ro/sportiv/simion-cutov Simion Cuțov
3. Web site: FIGURI DE LEGENDĂ: Simion Cuţov (1952–1993). Romanian. 4 April 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927171830/http://luptatorii.ro/figuri-de-legenda-simion-cutov-1952-1993/. 27 September 2013. dmy-all.