Svetomir Belić
Serbian boxer (1946–2002)
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Born | Svetomir Beljić (1946-10-12)12 October 1946 Smederevo, FPR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 28 July 2002(2002-07-28) (aged 55) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other names | Belka | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight(s) | Light middleweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Svetomir Belić (Serbian Cyrillic: Светомир Белић; 12 October 1946 – 28 July 2002)[1] was a Serbian former boxer. After retiring at the age of 33 in 1980, he was a boxing coach.
He has been called a "legend of Serbian boxing."[2]
Career
In 1971, as a member of the boxing section of the Partizan Sports Society, he won the silver medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships.[3]
He represented Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where he was defeated by Anthony Richardson of the Netherlands in a second round bout in the light-middleweight division.
1972 Olympic record
Record of Svetomir Belić at the 1972 Munich Olympics:
- Round of 64: defeated Dumar Fall (Senegal) by decision, 4-1
- Round of 32: lost to Anthony Richardson (Netherlands) by decision, 2-3
References
- ^ Slobodan Momčilović, Tempo (1991-07-03). "Šampionu ukrali i prezime! Issue #1323, pgs. 30-31" (in Serbo-Croatian).
- ^ Dnevni list Danas (2009-04-02). "Polufinale Beogradskog pobednika u Požarevcu" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ^ Amateur-Boxing. "1979 national champions statistics". Retrieved 2011-11-30.
External links
- Svetomir Belić at Olympedia
- Official site [dead link]
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