Constantin Nour

Constantin Nour (June 13, 1906^[1] or June 15, 1907,^[2] Tiraspol - November 17, 1986) was a Romanian champion middleweight boxer and national team trainer.

In 1926, he won the Romanian national championship in the middleweight category.^[3]

Nour, who was a so-called Honored Trainer ("Antrenor emerit"), trained both the Romanian national junior and the senior teams.^[4]

Disciples

• Olympic champions Nicolae Linca and Ion Monea
• Olympic silver medal winners Mircea Şimon^[5] and Mircea Dobrescu^[6]
• European triple champion (flyweight, super flyweight and bantamweight) Lucian Popescu^[7]

Legacy

His old club, Dinamo Bucharest, has a boxing gym named in his honor.^[8]

Awards

• Honored Trainer ("Antrenor emerit")^[9]
• In 1976, he was awarded the title Meritul Sportiv Cl. II ("The Sport Merit, Second Class").^[10]

References

1. "Calendar" (in Romanian). Retrieved April 4, 2014.
2. "Constantin Nour". Retrieved April 4, 2014.
3. "ISTORIA BOXULUI ROMÂNESC: Primul, prima, primii primele" (in Romanian). Retrieved April 5, 2014.
4. "EPOCA INTERBELICĂ (CONTINUARE)" (in Romanian). Retrieved April 5, 2014.
5. "Mircea Şimon – Românul care a rezistat două reprize în faţa lui Stevenson" (in Romanian). Retrieved April 4, 2014.
6. "Hercule de buzunar" (in Romanian). Retrieved April 5, 2014.
7. "Lucian Popescu şi cele trei centuri europene" (in Romanian). Retrieved April 2014.
8. "Dinamo a inaugurat sala de box "Constantin Nour"" (in Romanian). Retrieved April 4, 2014.
9. "Antrenori" (in Romanian). Retrieved April 5, 2014.
10. "Decretul nr. 250/1976 privind conferirea de distinctii ale Republicii Socialiste Romania unor sportivi, antrenori si activisti din domeniul educatiei fizice si sportului" (in Romanian). Retrieved April 5, 2014.