Nicolae Linca (1 January 1929 – 27 June 2008) was a Romanian amateur welterweight boxer. After winning bronze medals at the 1953 and 1955 European championships, he became Romania's first Olympic champion in boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Fighting with a broken finger, he won against Fred Tiedt in a 3:2 split decision. Today, he remains the only Romanian boxer to win gold at the Olympics. His amateur record upon retirement was 281-25. After competing as an amateur, Linca turned to coaching in the sport.^[2] By the 1990s he was living in poverty and suffering from Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases, which led to his deaths at the age of 79.^[1] In 2005 he was awarded the Sports Merit Order of First Class.^[4]

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Nicolae Linca

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Born	1 January 1929 Cergăul Mare, Blaj, Romania
Died	27 June 2008 (aged 79)[1] Feisa, Romania
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Club	Dinamo Bucharest[2]
Coached by	Constantin Nour.[3]
Medal record Representing  Romania Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships 1949 Bucharest -67 kg 1950 Bucharest -67 kg 1951 Bucharest -67 kg 1952 Bucharest -67 kg 1953 Galați, Brașov and Bucharest -67 kg 1958 Bucharest -67 kg 1960 Bucharest -71 kg Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne -67 kg European Amateur Championships 1953 Warsaw -67 kg 1955 Berlin -67 kg

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