| Svetomir Belić | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Svetomir Beljić (1946-10-12)12 October 1946 Smederevo, FPR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 July 2002(2002-07-28) (aged 55) Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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".
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.
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.
References
- 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
- Official website (archived)
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- Sportspeople from Smederevo
- Serbian male boxers
- Yugoslav male boxers
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- Olympic boxers for Yugoslavia
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- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Yugoslavia
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