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{{MedalGold| 1970 Bucharest | -71 kg}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[European Amateur Boxing Championships|European Amateur Championships]]}}
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'''Ion Covaci''' (19 April 1945 – 14 November 1973), also known as '''Ianos Kovacs''' or '''János Kovács''', was a Romanian [[boxing|boxer]]. He competed in the [[Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Light middleweight|men's light middleweight]] event at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/ion-covaci-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101458/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/ion-covaci-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Ion Covaci |accessdate=12 December 2018}}</ref> Covaci also won four national senior titles.<ref name=info>{{cite web | url=https://www.infobraila.ro/2014/07/povestea-cutremuratoare-a-pugilistul-brailean-ucis-cu-sange-rece-de-un-talhar-ion-covaci/ | title=Povestea cutremuratoare a pugilistul brailean ucis cu sange rece de un talhar – ION COVACI| publisher=Infobraila.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=The shocking story of the Braila boxer killed in cold blood by a robber - ION COVACI| date=30 July 2014 | access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref>
'''Ion Covaci''' (19 April 1945 – 14 November 1973), was a Romanian [[boxing|boxer]]. He competed in the [[Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Light middleweight|men's light middleweight]] event at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/ion-covaci-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101458/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/ion-covaci-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Ion Covaci |access-date=12 December 2018}}</ref> Covaci also won four national senior titles.<ref name=info>{{cite web | url=https://www.infobraila.ro/2014/07/povestea-cutremuratoare-a-pugilistul-brailean-ucis-cu-sange-rece-de-un-talhar-ion-covaci/ | title=Povestea cutremuratoare a pugilistul brailean ucis cu sange rece de un talhar – ION COVACI| publisher=Infobraila.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=The shocking story of the Braila boxer killed in cold blood by a robber - ION COVACI| date=30 July 2014 | access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
After he ended his boxing career, Covaci became a [[Militia (Romania)|militia]] officer in his native city, [[Brăila]].<ref name=info/><ref name=adevarul>{{cite web | url=https://adevarul.ro/locale/braila/cutremuratoarea-moarte-unui-mare-campion-fost-injunghiat-strada-marele-boxer-roman-ion-covaci-1_573c4bcf5ab6550cb80ea7f8/index.html | title=Cutremurătoarea moarte a unui mare campion. Cum a fost înjunghiat în stradă marele boxer român Ion Covaci| publisher=Adevarul.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=The shocking death of a great champion. How the great Romanian boxer Ion Covaci was stabbed in the street| date=19 May 2016 | access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref><ref name=jurnalul>{{cite web | url=https://jurnalul.ro/special-jurnalul/povestiri-politiste-asasinarea-marelui-boxer-dinamovist-ion-covaci-25842.html | title=Povestiri politiste - Asasinarea marelui boxer dinamovist Ion Covaci| publisher=Jurnalul.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Police stories - The assassination of the great Dinamo boxer Ion Covaci| date=12 March 2006 | access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref> On 14 November 1973 while patrolling in the city, he saw a 23 year-old man named Mihai Ion who he fought seemed suspicious.<ref name=info/><ref name=adevarul/><ref name=jurnalul/> Covaci asked him to present his ID but Ion refused.<ref name=info/><ref name=adevarul/><ref name=jurnalul/> Covaci decided to take him to the Miliția station.<ref name=info/><ref name=adevarul/><ref name=jurnalul/> While walking near a crowded bus station, Ion pulled out a dagger from his jacket and stabbed Covaci's neck with it, killing him.<ref name=info/><ref name=adevarul/><ref name=jurnalul/> Ion ran away, but was caught two days later in [[Galați]], being sentenced to 25 years in prison.<ref name=info/><ref name=adevarul/><ref name=jurnalul/>
After he ended his boxing career, Covaci became a [[Militia (Romania)|militia]] officer in his native city, [[Brăila]].<ref name=info/><ref name=adevarul>{{cite web | url=https://adevarul.ro/locale/braila/cutremuratoarea-moarte-unui-mare-campion-fost-injunghiat-strada-marele-boxer-roman-ion-covaci-1_573c4bcf5ab6550cb80ea7f8/index.html | title=Cutremurătoarea moarte a unui mare campion. Cum a fost înjunghiat în stradă marele boxer român Ion Covaci| publisher=Adevarul.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=The shocking death of a great champion. How the great Romanian boxer Ion Covaci was stabbed in the street| date=19 May 2016 | access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref><ref name=jurnalul>{{cite web | url=https://jurnalul.ro/special-jurnalul/povestiri-politiste-asasinarea-marelui-boxer-dinamovist-ion-covaci-25842.html | title=Povestiri politiste - Asasinarea marelui boxer dinamovist Ion Covaci| publisher=Jurnalul.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Police stories - The assassination of the great Dinamo boxer Ion Covaci| date=12 March 2006 | access-date=31 January 2021}}</ref> On 14 November 1973 while patrolling in the city, he saw a 23-year-old man named Mihai Ion who he fought seemed suspicious.<ref name=info/><ref name=adevarul/><ref name=jurnalul/> Covaci asked him to present his ID but Ion refused.<ref name=info/><ref name=adevarul/><ref name=jurnalul/> Covaci decided to take him to the Miliția station.<ref name=info/><ref name=adevarul/><ref name=jurnalul/> While walking near a crowded bus station, Ion pulled out a dagger from his jacket and stabbed Covaci's neck with it, killing him.<ref name=info/><ref name=adevarul/><ref name=jurnalul/> Ion ran away, but was caught two days later in [[Galați]], being sentenced to 25 years in prison.<ref name=info/><ref name=adevarul/><ref name=jurnalul/>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IOC profile|ianos-kovacs|Ianos Kovacs}}
* {{sports links}}
* {{sports links}}
*{{Boxrec|id=931845}}
*[http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/Romania1964.html 1964 Romanian National Championships]
*[http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/Romania1966.html 1966 Romanian National Championships]
*[http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/Romania1967.html 1967 Romanian National Championships]
*[http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/Romania1968.html 1968 Romanian National Championships]
*[http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/Romania1969.html 1969 Romanian National Championships]
*[http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/Romania1970.html 1970 Romanian National Championships]
*[http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/Romania1971.html 1971 Romanian National Championships]


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[[Category:People murdered in Romania]]
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Latest revision as of 13:31, 12 January 2024

Ion Covaci
Personal information
NationalityRomanian
Born(1945-04-19)19 April 1945
Brăila, Romania[1]
Died14 November 1973(1973-11-14) (aged 28)
Brăila, Romania[1]
Sport
SportBoxing
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships
Silver medal – second place 1964 Bucharest -67 kg
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bucharest -71 kg
Gold medal – first place 1967 Bucharest -71 kg
Gold medal – first place 1968 Bucharest -71 kg
Silver medal – second place 1969 Bucharest -71 kg
Gold medal – first place 1970 Bucharest -71 kg
Silver medal – second place 1971 Bucharest -71 kg
European Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Bucharest -71 kg

Ion Covaci (19 April 1945 – 14 November 1973), was a Romanian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2] Covaci also won four national senior titles.[1]

Death[edit]

After he ended his boxing career, Covaci became a militia officer in his native city, Brăila.[1][3][4] On 14 November 1973 while patrolling in the city, he saw a 23-year-old man named Mihai Ion who he fought seemed suspicious.[1][3][4] Covaci asked him to present his ID but Ion refused.[1][3][4] Covaci decided to take him to the Miliția station.[1][3][4] While walking near a crowded bus station, Ion pulled out a dagger from his jacket and stabbed Covaci's neck with it, killing him.[1][3][4] Ion ran away, but was caught two days later in Galați, being sentenced to 25 years in prison.[1][3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Povestea cutremuratoare a pugilistul brailean ucis cu sange rece de un talhar – ION COVACI" [The shocking story of the Braila boxer killed in cold blood by a robber - ION COVACI] (in Romanian). Infobraila.ro. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ion Covaci". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Cutremurătoarea moarte a unui mare campion. Cum a fost înjunghiat în stradă marele boxer român Ion Covaci" [The shocking death of a great champion. How the great Romanian boxer Ion Covaci was stabbed in the street] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Povestiri politiste - Asasinarea marelui boxer dinamovist Ion Covaci" [Police stories - The assassination of the great Dinamo boxer Ion Covaci] (in Romanian). Jurnalul.ro. 12 March 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

External links[edit]

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