ATHLETE
Costică Dafinoiu
1954 - 2022

Costică Dafinoiu
Costică Dafinoiu (6 February 1954 – 8 June 2022) was a light-heavyweight boxer from Romania. He took up boxing in 1969, winning a bronze medal at the 1976 Olympics, a gold and a silver medals at the Romanian National Amateur Boxing Championship and won the Golden belt international tournament organized by Romania in 1974. He retired in 1981, and after receiving a degree in physical education worked as a boxing coach at his native club CS Progresul Brăila. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Costică Dafinoiu is the 2,135th most popular athlete (up from 2,220th in 2019), the 510th most popular biography from Romania (up from 544th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Romanian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Costică Dafinoiu ranks 2,135 out of 6,025. Before him are Elena Horvat, Sandra Chick, Carlos Rodríguez, Jafar Salmasi, Erik Larsson, and Edy Hubacher. After him are Georges Dransart, Janne Stefansson, Tia Hellebaut, Gabriela Szabo, Detlef Michel, and Dezső Lemhényi.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsElena Horvat
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 2,129
Sandra Chick
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 2,130
Carlos Rodríguez
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 2,131
Jafar Salmasi
1918 - 2000
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 2,132
Erik Larsson
1912 - 1982
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 2,133
Edy Hubacher
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 2,134
Costică Dafinoiu
1954 - 2022
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 2,135
Georges Dransart
1924 - 2005
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 2,136
Janne Stefansson
1935 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 2,137
Tia Hellebaut
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 2,138
Gabriela Szabo
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 2,139
Detlef Michel
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 2,140
Dezső Lemhényi
1917 - 2003
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 2,141
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Costică Dafinoiu ranks 548. Before him are Ole Kjær, Enrique Peñalosa, Alan Kennedy, Valentina Sidorova, John Hencken, and Ibrahima Kassory Fofana. After him are Gina Rinehart, Marek Kusto, Vakhtang Blagidze, Anatoly Chukanov, Baburam Bhattarai, and Donald Petrie. Among people deceased in 2022, Costică Dafinoiu ranks 593. Before him are Vic Elford, Neal Adams, András Törőcsik, Rolando Serrano, Monty Norman, and Viktor Zvyahintsev. After him are David McKee, Maurice Norman, Anne-Marie Garat, Dagmar Rom, Gerhard Rodax, and Werner Israel.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsOle Kjær
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 542
Enrique Peñalosa
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 543
Alan Kennedy
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 544
Valentina Sidorova
ATHLETE
1954 - 2021
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 545
John Hencken
SWIMMER
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 546
Ibrahima Kassory Fofana
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 547
Costică Dafinoiu
ATHLETE
1954 - 2022
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 548
Gina Rinehart
BUSINESSPERSON
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 549
Marek Kusto
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 550
Vakhtang Blagidze
WRESTLER
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 551
Anatoly Chukanov
CYCLIST
1954 - 2021
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 552
Baburam Bhattarai
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 553
Donald Petrie
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 554
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsVic Elford
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 587
Neal Adams
COMIC ARTIST
1941 - 2022
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 588
András Törőcsik
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - 2022
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 589
Rolando Serrano
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2022
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 590
Monty Norman
COMPOSER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 591
Viktor Zvyahintsev
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2022
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 592
Costică Dafinoiu
ATHLETE
1954 - 2022
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 593
David McKee
WRITER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 594
Maurice Norman
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2022
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 595
Anne-Marie Garat
WRITER
1946 - 2022
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 596
Dagmar Rom
SKIER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 597
Gerhard Rodax
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - 2022
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 598
Werner Israel
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2022
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 599
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Costică Dafinoiu ranks 510 out of 844. Before him are Cristi Puiu (1967), Iulian Filipescu (1974), Alexandru Athanasiu (1955), Fița Lovin (1951), Ștefan Rusu (1956), and Elena Horvat (1958). After him are Gabriela Szabo (1975), Mihai Tudose (1967), Cristina Elena Grigoraș (1966), Dimitrie Popescu (1961), Cristian Gațu (1945), and Elisabeta Lipă (1964).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsCristi Puiu
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 504
Iulian Filipescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 505
Alexandru Athanasiu
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 506
Fița Lovin
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 507
Ștefan Rusu
WRESTLER
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 508
Elena Horvat
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 509
Costică Dafinoiu
ATHLETE
1954 - 2022
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 510
Gabriela Szabo
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 511
Mihai Tudose
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 512
Cristina Elena Grigoraș
GYMNAST
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 513
Dimitrie Popescu
ATHLETE
1961 - 2023
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 514
Cristian Gațu
HANDBALL PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 515
Elisabeta Lipă
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 516
Among ATHLETES In Romania
Among athletes born in Romania, Costică Dafinoiu ranks 30. Before him are Sofia Corban (1956), Ghiță Licu (1945), Sanda Toma (1956), Chira Apostol (1960), Fița Lovin (1951), and Elena Horvat (1958). After him are Gabriela Szabo (1975), Dimitrie Popescu (1961), Maria Ștefan (1954), Corneliu Ion (1951), Elena Georgescu (1964), and Valer Toma (1957).
Sofia Corban
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 24
Ghiță Licu
1945 - 2014
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 25
Sanda Toma
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 26
Chira Apostol
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 27
Fița Lovin
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 28
Elena Horvat
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 29
Costică Dafinoiu
1954 - 2022
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 30
Gabriela Szabo
1975 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 31
Dimitrie Popescu
1961 - 2023
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 32
Maria Ștefan
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 33
Corneliu Ion
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 34
Elena Georgescu
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 35
Valer Toma
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 36