Ion Zlătaru

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameIon•Zlătaru
Used nameIon•Zlătaru
Born17 November 1927
AffiliationsSpartac Brăila, Brăila (ROU)
NOC Romania

Biography

Ion Zlătaru won the Romanian bantamweight title in 1952, which gained him a selection to the Olympic team that same year to travel to Helsinki. There, he lost to Lennie von Graevenitz of South Africa in the second round of the bantamweight tournament. He later was a boxing coach with the Voinţa-Brăila club in the 1960s.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1952 Summer Olympics Boxing ROU Ion Zlătaru
Bantamweight, Men (Olympic) =9