Marian Simion (born 14 September 1975 in

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) is a

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, who competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) at the

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and won the silver medal. He repeated that feat one year later, at the

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after having won the world title at the previous tournament in

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. He is the older brother of Olympic boxer Dorel Simion. Simion qualified for the

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by topping the

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. His EU Amateur Championships medals include a gold in 2004, a silver in 1996 and bronze in 1998 and 2002.

Olympic results

1996 *Defeated Hussein Bayram (France) 13-6 *Defeated

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(United States) 8-7 *Defeated Hassan Al (Denmark) 16-8 *Lost to Juan Hernández Sierra (Cuba) 7-20 2000 *Defeated Ciro di Corcia (Italy) 19-8 *Defeated José Luis Zertuche (Mexico) RSC 3 *Defeated

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(France) RSC 3 *Defeated Pornchai Thongburan (Thailand) 26-16 *Lost to Yermakhan Ibraimov (Kazakhstan) 23-25 2004 *Lost to Ramadan Yasser (Egypt) 29-36

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