Svetomir Belić
Svetomir Belić | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Svetomir Beljić[1] 12 October 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 July 2002 (aged 55) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Belka, Sveta | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Light middleweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Svetomir Belić (Serbian Cyrillic: Светомир Белић; 12 October 1946 – 28 July 2002) was a Serbian former boxer. After retiring at the age of 33 in 1980, he became a boxing coach.
He has been called a "legend of Serbian boxing".[2]
Career
[edit]In 1971, as a member of the boxing section of the Partizan Sports Society, he won the silver medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships.[3]
He represented Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where he was defeated by Anthony Richardson of the Netherlands in a second round bout in the light-middleweight division.
1972 Olympic record
[edit]Record of Svetomir Belić at the 1972 Munich Olympics:
- Round of 64: defeated Dumar Fall (Senegal) by decision, 4-1
- Round of 32: lost to Anthony Richardson (Netherlands) by decision, 2-3
Death
[edit]Belić died on 28 July 2002.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Slobodan Momčilović, Tempo (1991-07-03). "Šampionu ukrali i prezime! Issue #1323, pgs. 30-31" (in Serbo-Croatian).
- ^ Dnevni list Danas (2009-04-02). "Polufinale Beogradskog pobednika u Požarevcu" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ^ Amateur-Boxing. "1979 national champions statistics". Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ^ Svetomir Belić at Olympedia (archive)
External links
[edit]- Official website (archived)
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- 1946 births
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- Sportspeople from Smederevo
- Serbian male boxers
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- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Yugoslavia
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