George Olteanu (born May 3, 1974 in Ștefănești, Argeș) is a former boxer from

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, who competed for his native country at the

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in Atlanta, United States. There he was defeated in the quarter finals of the men's bantamweight division (– 54 kg) by István Kovács of

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: 2-24. In 1999 Olteanu won the world title in

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. He also competed at the

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where he was defeated 19-26 in the quarter finals by America's Clarence Vinson.

References

Profile on Romanian Olympic Committee
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