Ion Monea

Ion Monea

Monea in 1960
Personal information
Born	30 November 1940 Tohanu Vechi, National Legionary State
Died	1 March 2011 (aged 70) Bucharest, Romania
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Club	Tanarul Dinamovist Dinamo Bucharest[1]
Coached by	Traian Ogrinjeanu Constantin Nour[1]
Medal record Representing  Romania Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships 1960 Bucharest -75 kg 1961 Bucharest -75 kg 1962 Bucharest -75 kg 1963 Bucharest -75 kg 1964 Bucharest -75 kg 1965 Bucharest -81 kg 1966 Bucharest -81 kg 1967 Bucharest -81 kg 1968 Bucharest -81 kg 1969 Bucharest -81 kg 1971 Bucharest -81 kg Olympic Games 1960 Rome -75 kg 1968 Mexico City -81 kg European Championships 1963 Moscow -75 kg 1967 Rome -81 kg 1969 Bucharest -81 kg

Ion Monea (30 November 1940 – 1 March 2011) was a Romanian amateur boxer. He competed as a middleweight in 1960–64 and won a bronze medal at the 1960 Olympics and a silver medal at the 1963 European Championships, placing fifth at the 1964 Olympics. He then moved up to the light-heavyweight division and won three more medals, at the 1967 and 1969 European championships and 1968 Olympics, losing on all three occasions to Danas Pozniakas. He did not fight Pozniakas in 1968 though, as he had a broken nose from his previous bout and withdrew from the Olympic final.^[2][3]

Monea was trained by Constantin Nour, whom he called the "most competent and gifted trainer". After retiring from competitions he also worked as a boxing coach at Dinamo Bucharest.^[4] His trainees included Daniel Dumitrescu and Rudel Obreja.^[1]