Calistrat Cuțov

Calistrat Cuțov

Simion and Calistrat Cuţov (right)
Personal information
Born	10 October 1948 (age 68) Smârdanul-Nou, Brăila, Romania[1]
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Club	Dinamo Bucureşti
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City -60 kg European Amateur Championships 1969 Bucharest -60 kg 1971 Madrid -63.5 kg 1977 Halle -63.5 kg

Calistrat Ilie Cuţov (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 works as a boxing coach. His trainees include Daniel Dumitrescu.^[3] His brother Simion was also an Olympic medalist in boxing.^[1]

Awards

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

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). Retrieved 5 April 2014.
5. "Decretul nr. 1071/2004 privind conferirea Ordinului şi Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 April 2014.