Calistrat Cuțov

Calistrat Ilie Cuțov (born 10 October 1948) is a retired Romanian boxer. He won the European lightweight title in 1969 and an Olympic bronze medal in 1968. He also competed in the light-welterweight division at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, but was eliminated before reaching semifinals.[2] He retired after winning a bronze medal at the 1977 European Championships, with a record of 11 losses out of 398 bouts. Since 1981 he has worked as a boxing coach. His trainees include Daniel Dumitrescu.[3] His brother Simion was also an Olympic medalist in boxing.[1]

Calistrat Cuțov
Simion and Calistrat Cuțov (right)
Personal information
Born10 October 1948 (1948-10-10) (age 75)
Smârdanul-Nou, Brăila, Romania[1]
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubDinamo București
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1968 Bucharest -60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1969 Bucharest -60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1970 Bucharest -63.5 kg
Silver medal – second place 1971 Bucharest -63.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1972 Bucharest -63.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1973 Cluj -63.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1974 Bucharest -63.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1975 Bucharest -63.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1976 Bucharest -63.5 kg
Gold medal – first place 1977 Bucharest -63.5 kg
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City -60 kg
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Bucharest -60 kg
Silver medal – second place 1971 Madrid -63.5 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Halle -63.5 kg

Awards

  • Honored Sports Trainer ("Antrenor emerit al sportului").[2]
  • Sports Merit Order, Third Class (1968 and 2004)[4][5]

1972 Olympic results

Below are the results of Cailstrat Cutov, a Romanian light welterweight boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:

  • Round of 32: defeated Mohamed Muruli (Uganda) 4-1
  • Round of 16: lost to Srisook Buntoe (Thailand) by a third-round TKO

References

  1. Calistrat Cuţov. sports-reference.com
  2. "Calistrat Cutov" (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  3. FIGURI DE LEGENDĂ: Calistrat Cuţov (născut 1948). luptatorii.ro (February 5, 2012)
  4. "Decretul nr. 1042/1968 privind conferirea ordinului şi medaliei Meritul Sportiv unor sportivi, antrenori şi medici sportivi" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  5. "Decretul nr. 1071/2004 privind conferirea Ordinului şi Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.


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