Mircea Dobrescu (5 September 1930 – 6 August 2015) was a flyweight boxer from Romania. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1956, losing to Terence Spinks on points. He won two more silver medals at the European championships in 1955 and 1957.

Dobrescu took up boxing in 1948 and retired in 1982 after winning six national flyweight titles, winning in 1953 against his brother Constantin. He inherited glaucoma from his mother, which resulted in blindness during his last years.

Mircea Dobrescu

1956 Olympic results

Below are Mircea Dobrescu's results from the flyweight division at the 1956 Olympic boxing tournament in Melbourne:

Mircea Dobrescu

Round of 16: defeated Federico Bonus (Philippines) on points

Quarterfinal: defeated Ray Perez (USA) on points

Semifinal: defeated John Caldwell (Ireland) on points

Final: lost to Terence Spinks (Great Britain) on points (was awarded silver medal)

Mircea Dobrescu

References

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1952 Romanian National Championships

1953 Romanian National Championships

1955 Romanian National Championships

1957 Romanian National Championships

1959 Romanian National Championships

1960 Romanian National Championships

1961 Romanian National Championships

1930 births

2015 deaths

Flyweight boxers

Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Boxers at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Olympic boxers for Romania

Olympic silver medalists for Romania

Olympic medalists in boxing

Romanian male boxers

Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Sportspeople from Buzău County