Igor Samoilenco
Encyclopedia
Igor Samoilenco is a retired male boxer
from Moldova
. He twice represented his native Eastern Europe
an country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2004. Samoilenco claimed a bronze medal at the 2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships
in Perm
, Russia
. He qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens, Greece by ending up in first place at the 3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
from Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
. He twice represented his native Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
an country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2004. Samoilenco claimed a bronze medal at the 2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships
2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Perm, Russia from July 12 to July 21. The 34th edition of thi bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.- Medal winners :-External links:...
in Perm
Perm
Perm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov ....
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. He qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens, Greece by ending up in first place at the 3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held in Gothenburg, Sweden from April 20 to April 25, 2004. The top two in each weight category gained qualification into the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Medal winners:...
in Gothenburg, Sweden.