Ion Alexe
Alexe at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born25 July 1946 (1946-07-25) (age 77)
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
Gold medal – first place 1967 Bucharest +81 kg
Gold medal – first place 1968 Bucharest +81 kg
Gold medal – first place 1969 Bucharest +81 kg
Gold medal – first place 1970 Bucharest +81 kg
Gold medal – first place 1971 Bucharest +81 kg
Gold medal – first place 1973 Cluj +81 kg
Silver medal – second place 1974 Bucharest +81 kg
Silver medal – second place 1975 Bucharest +81 kg
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich +81 kg
European Amateur Boxing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Bucharest +81 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Belgrade +81 kg

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]

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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