Marian Simion (born 14 September 1975 in București) is a Romanian boxer, who competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. He repeated that feat one year later, at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Belfast after having won the world title at the previous tournament in Houston, Texas, United States.

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Marian Simion

Marian Simion in 2013
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Born	14 September 1975 (1975-09-14) (age 48)
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing  Romania Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Light Middleweight 1996 Atlanta Welterweight World Amateur Championships 1999 Houston Light Middleweight 2001 Belfast Light Middleweight 1997 Budapest Welterweight European Amateur Championships 1996 Vejle Welterweight 1998 Minsk Welterweight 2002 Perm Light Middleweight EU Amateur Championships 2004 Madrid Middleweight Goodwill Games 2001 Brisbane Light Middleweight

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He is the older brother of Olympic boxer Dorel Simion. Simion qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by topping the 2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Warsaw, Poland. His EU Amateur Championships medals include a gold in 2004, a silver in 1996 and bronze in 1998 and 2002.

1996

• Defeated Hussein Bayram (France) 13-6
• Defeated Fernando Vargas (United States) 8-7
• Defeated Hassan Al (Denmark) 16-8
• Lost to Juan Hernández Sierra (Cuba) 7-20

2000

• Defeated Ciro di Corcia (Italy) 19-8
• Defeated José Luis Zertuche (Mexico) RSC 3
• Defeated Frédéric Esther (France) RSC 3
• Defeated Pornchai Thongburan (Thailand) 26-16
• Lost to Yermakhan Ibraimov (Kazakhstan) 23-25

2004

• Lost to Ramadan Yasser (Egypt) 29-36

• Marian Simion at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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