George Olteanu
{{short description|Romanian boxer}}
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| fullname = George Crinu Raicu-Olteanu
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| nationality = {{ROM}}
| weight class = Bantamweight
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|5|3}}
| birth_place = Ștefănești, Argeș
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| height = {{height|m=1.67|precision=0}}
| weight = {{convert|54|kg|lb}}
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{{MedalCompetition|World Amateur Championships}}
{{MedalGold| 1999 Houston | Bantamweight}}
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George Olteanu (born May 3, 1974 in Ștefănești, Argeș) is a former boxer from Romania, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
There he was defeated in the quarter finals of the men's bantamweight division (– 54 kg) by István Kovács of Hungary: 2-24. In 1999 Olteanu won the world title in Houston, Texas. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics where he was defeated 19-26 in the quarter finals by America's Clarence Vinson.
References
- [http://www.cor.ro/sportiv.php?id_participant=330 Profile on Romanian Olympic Committee]
- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/crinu-raicu-olteanu-1.html |title=Crinu Raicu-Olteanu (full name: George Crinu Raicu-Olteanu)
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105005048/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/crinu-raicu-olteanu-1.html |archive-date=2012-11-05 |url-status=dead}}
{{Footer World Amateur Champions Bantamweight}}
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Category:Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic boxers for Romania
Category:People from Ștefănești, Argeș
Category:AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
Category:Sportspeople from Argeș County
Category:20th-century Romanian sportsmen
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