Vasile Usturoi
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| Born | 3 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Featherweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vasile Usturoi (born 3 April 1997) is a Romanian-born Belgian amateur boxer who won a gold medal at the 2022 European Championships.[1] For the first time since 1951, Usturoi ensured that a European boxing title came into the hands of a Belgian.
Personal life[edit]
Born in Romania, Usturoi moved to Belgium when he was 12. He is a football fan and a supporter of team Steaua București. Usturoi means garlic in Romanian language.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Vasile Usturoi". BoxRec. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ "VIDEO Echipa din Liga 1 care l-a cucerit pe Vasile Usturoi, românul care face senzație sub steagul Belgiei: „Am fost pe stadion. WOW!"". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). June 7, 2022.
Categories:
- Belgian male boxers
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Boxers from Bucharest
- Featherweight boxers
- Southpaw boxers
- Belgian people of Romanian descent
- Naturalised citizens of Belgium
- Boxers at the 2019 European Games
- Boxers at the 2023 European Games
- European Games bronze medalists for Belgium
- European Games medalists in boxing