Victor Zilberman (boxer)

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Victor Zilberman (born September 20, 1947 in Bucharest ) is a former Romanian boxer of Jewish faith. Zilberman was a participant in the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games and bronze medalist at the 1976 Olympic Games . He also won two silver medals at the European Championships in 1969 and 1975

Career

Zilberman won the silver medal in light welterweight (-63.5 kg) at the junior championships of the Eastern Bloc, the so-called tournament of Olympic hopes in Berlin , when he was a junior (U19) . From 1968 to 1975 he was continuously Romanian champion in welterweight (-67 kg).

Zilberman was particularly muscular for his weight class and had a hard hit; However, he was also considered lazy to train.

In 1968 Zilberman took part in the Olympic Games in Mexico City , but lost after victories over Jørgen Hansen , Denmark (TKO 3rd), and Istvan Gali, Hungary (5-0), in the quarter-finals against the later silver medalist Joseph Bessala , Cameroon ( TKO 3.), from. The following year he won the silver medal at the Balkan Championships in Galați and also took second place at the European Championships . He hit the u. a. in the quarter-finals Manfred Wolke , GDR , and lost in the final to the German Günther Meier .

At the European Championships in 1971 Zilberman was eliminated in the quarter-finals against the later gold medalist János Kajdi , Hungary , and also at the 1972 Olympic Games he had to admit defeat in the first fight with David Jackson, Uganda (3: 2). After the Olympic Games, Zilberman was banned from international tournaments for six months by the Central Office of the Communist Party of Romania due to unspecified misconduct during the Games, causing him to miss the 1973 European Championships .

In 1975 Zilberman won a silver medal at European Championships for the second time . In the final he lost against Kalevi Marjamaa from Finland (5-0). The following year he took part in the Olympic Games in Montreal and was able to celebrate the greatest success of his career. After victories over Amon Kotey, Ghana ( where ), Colin Jones, Wales (5: 0), and the later professional world champion of the IBF in the light middleweight division Carlos Santos, Puerto Rico (3: 2), he lost in the semifinals to the eventual Olympic champion Jochen Bachfeld , GDR (3: 2), and won the Olympic bronze medal.

After this success, Zilberman left the Olympic Village and applied for political asylum in Canada .

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personal data
SURNAME Zilberman, Victor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Romanian boxer
DATE OF BIRTH September 20, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Bucharest