Svetomir Belić
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Nickname(s) | Belka, Sveta | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Svetomir Beljić[1] 12 October 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 July 2002 (aged 55) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Light middleweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
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
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
Belić died on 28 July 2002.[4]
References
- ^ Slobodan Momčilović, Tempo (3 July 1991). "Šampionu ukrali i prezime! Issue #1323, pgs. 30-31" (in Serbo-Croatian).
- ^ Dnevni list Danas (2 April 2009). "Polufinale Beogradskog pobednika u Požarevcu" (in Serbian). Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ Amateur-Boxing. "1979 national champions statistics". Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "Svetomir Belić". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
External links
- Boxing record for Svetomir Belić from BoxRec (registration required)
- Svetomir Belić at Olympics.com
- Svetomir Belić at InterSportStats
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 November 2012)