Calistrat Cuțov

Calistrat Cuțov
Cuțov in the 1970s
Personal information
Born(1948-10-10)10 October 1948
Smârdan, Tulcea, Romania
Diedc. 19 March 2025(2025-03-19) (aged 76)
Bucharest, Romania
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubDinamo București
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships
Gold medal – first place1968 Bucharest-60 kg
Gold medal – first place1969 Bucharest-60 kg
Gold medal – first place1970 Bucharest-63.5 kg
Silver medal – second place1971 Bucharest-63.5 kg
Gold medal – first place1972 Bucharest-63.5 kg
Gold medal – first place1973 Cluj-63.5 kg
Gold medal – first place1974 Bucharest-63.5 kg
Gold medal – first place1975 Bucharest-63.5 kg
Gold medal – first place1976 Bucharest-63.5 kg
Gold medal – first place1977 Bucharest-63.5 kg
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1968 Mexico City-60 kg
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place1969 Bucharest-60 kg
Silver medal – second place1971 Madrid-63.5 kg
Bronze medal – third place1977 Halle-63.5 kg

Calistrat Ilie Cuțov (10 October 1948 – c. 19 March 2025) was a Romanian boxer who won the European lightweight title in 1969 and an Olympic bronze medal in 1968. He also competed in the light-welterweight division at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, but was eliminated before reaching the semifinals.[1] He retired after winning a bronze medal at the 1977 European Championships, with a record of 11 losses out of 398 bouts. From 1981 onwards, he worked as a boxing coach. His trainees include Daniel Dumitrescu.[2]

Background

Cuțov was born in Smârdan, Tulcea, Romania on 10 October 1948.[3] His younger brother Simion was also an Olympic medalist in boxing. [3] Calistrat Cuțov's body was discovered at his home in Bucharest on 19 March 2025, around a week after he had died at the age of 76.[4]

Awards

  • Honored Sports Trainer ("Antrenor emerit al sportului"). [1]
  • Sports Merit Order, Third Class (1968 and 2004) [5][6]

1972 Olympic results

Below are the results of Cailstrat Cutov at the 1972 Munich Olympics:

References

  1. 1 2 "Calistrat Cutov" (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. ↑ FIGURI DE LEGENDĂ: Calistrat Cuţov (născut 1948). luptatorii.ro (5 February 2012)
  3. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Calistrat Cuţov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  4. ↑ Drama înfiorătoare a unui mare campion al boxului: cum s-a stins din viață Calistrat Cuțov! A fost găsit decedat după o săptămână în propria casă, neavând rude apropiate. Cum vor decurge formalitățile de înmormîntare (in Romanian)
  5. ↑ "Decretul nr. 1042/1968 privind conferirea ordinului şi medaliei Meritul Sportiv unor sportivi, antrenori şi medici sportivi" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 12 August 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Decretul nr. 1071/2004 privind conferirea Ordinului şi Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
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