Vitaly Grusac
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Vitaly Gruşac is a Moldova
n boxer
from Grimancauti village (a well-known Moldavian boxing centre), who competed in the Welterweight division (67 kilograms (147.7 lb)) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
, winning the bronze medal
. Gruşac qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics
by ending up in second place at the 4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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...
n boxer
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 Grimancauti village (a well-known Moldavian boxing centre), who competed in the Welterweight division (67 kilograms (147.7 lb)) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, winning the bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
. Gruşac 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...
by ending up in second place at the 4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 4th AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from April 27 to May 1, 2004 during the annual Chowdry Boxing Cup. Boxers finishing in the top two in each weight category earned a chance to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Olympic results
- Defeated Aregawi Tsegasellase (Ethiopia) walk-over
- Defeated Sherzod HusanovSherzod Husanov-Amateurs:In 2000 when Sydney hosted the Summer Games, he lost in his second bout, to Vitalie Gruşac of Moldova.In 2003, at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok, he won the silver medal in the Welterweight division....
(Uzbekistan) 13-7 - Defeated Bülent UlusoyBülent UlusoyBülent Ulusoy is a Turkish boxer best known to win the European title 2000 at welterweight.-Career:In 2000, Bulent Ulusoy won the Euro welterweight title. At the Olympics 2000 he lost the quarterfinal to Vitalie Gruşac...
(Turkey) 19-10 - Lost to Sergey DotsenkoSergey DotsenkoSerhiy Dotsenko was a Ukrainian boxer, who won the Welterweight Silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-Olympic results:*Defeated Guillermo Javier Saputo 12-7*Defeated Parkpoom Jangphonak 13-5...
(Ukraine) 8-17