Ion Covaci

Ion Covaci

Personal information
Nationality	Romanian
Born	(1945-04-19)19 April 1945 Brăila, Romania[1]
Died	14 November 1973(1973-11-14) (aged 28) Brăila, Romania[1]
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Medal record Representing  Romania Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships 1964 Bucharest -67 kg 1966 Bucharest -71 kg 1967 Bucharest -71 kg 1968 Bucharest -71 kg 1969 Bucharest -71 kg 1970 Bucharest -71 kg 1971 Bucharest -71 kg European Amateur Championships 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

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

1. "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. "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. "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

• Ion Covaci at BoxRec (registration required)
• Ion Covaci at Olympics.com
• Ion Covaci at Olympedia
• Boxing record for Ion Covaci from BoxRec (registration required)