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Boxer
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Male
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Birth:
1 January 1977(Romania)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Dorel Simion (born February 13, 1977 in Bucureşti) is a Romanian boxer. Simion won the Welterweight bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is nicknamed "Bombardierul". He qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece by ending up in first place at the 3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Personal
He is the younger brother of Olympian Marian Simion.
Amateur career
His Olympic results were:
- Defeated Ryan Langham (Australia) 40-15
- Defeated Mikhail Biarnadski (Belarus) 38-13
- Lost to Jo Seok-Hwan (South Korea) 35-39