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Place of Birth: Blaj, Alba, Romania
About Nicolae Linca
- 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.
- His amateur record upon retirement was 281-25.
- After competing as an amateur, Linca turned to coaching in the sport.
- 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.
- In 2005 he was awarded the Sports Merit Order of First Class.
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