Mircea Dobrescu
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Mircea•Dobrescu |
| Used name | Mircea•Dobrescu |
| Nick/petnames | Hercule de buzunar |
| Born | 5 September 1930 in Cotorca, Buzău (ROU) |
| Died | 6 August 2015 in București (Bucharest), București (ROU) |
| Measurements | 150 cm / 51 kg |
| Affiliations | Steaua București, București (ROU) |
| NOC |  Romania |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Mircea Dobrescu competed at three Olympics (1952, 1956, 1960), earning a silver medal in flyweight in 1956. He competed at five European Championships, winning silver medals in 1955 and 1957. He was 1954 World University Games Champion and 1955 Balkan Champion. Dobrescu actually continued boxing until 1982 when he was 52-years-old, having competed in over 200 bouts. He was named an Honored Master of Sports in Romania.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Boxing | ROU |
Mircea Dobrescu | |||
| Flyweight, Men (Olympic) | =5 | |||||
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Boxing | ROU |
Mircea Dobrescu | |||
| Flyweight, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Boxing | ROU |
Mircea Dobrescu | |||
| Flyweight, Men (Olympic) | =5 |