Francisc Vaștag (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈfrant͡ʃisk ˈvaʃtaɡ] ; born 26 November 1969) is a retired Romanian amateur boxer, who won three world amateur titles between 1989 and 1995, in the welterweight and light middleweight categories. He competed at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics reaching quarterfinals in 1992.[1] After retiring from competitions he coached the national boxing team.[2] His son, Andrei Vaștag, is a football player who played for Liga I side FC Dinamo București, among other teams.[3][4]
 Vaștag in 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 November 1969 Reșița, Romania[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Francisc Vaștag.
- ^ a b Francisc Vaștag Archived 21 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- ^ Francisc VASTAG. geocities.com
- ^ "Francisc Vaștag și-a încurajat din tribună fiul la meciul de aseară: "Ca boxer ajungi mai uşor la Mondiale"" [Francisc Vaștag encouraged his son son in the tribune last night: "As a boxer you get easier to the World Cup"] (in Romanian). gsp.ro. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ "Andrei, fiul lui Francisc Vaștag, și-a dat jos mănușile de box pentru o calificare la turneul final: În ring la Euro" [Andrei, the son of Francisc Vaștag, took down his boxing gloves for a final tournament qualification: In the ring at the Euro] (in Romanian). gsp.ro. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
External links
edit- Francisc Vaștag profile at Boxrec.com
- 1988 Romanian National Championships
- 1989 Romanian National Championships
- 1990 Romanian National Championships
- 1991 Romanian National Championships
- 1993 Romanian National Championships
- 1996 Romanian National Championships
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