Aziz Salihu

Aziz Salihu (born May 1, 1954 in Priština, Yugoslavia – now Republic of Kosovo) is a retired heavyweight boxer of Albanian descent. He represented Yugoslavia at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, and won the bronze medal in the super heavyweight division (> 91kg), after a loss in the semifinals at the hands of Tyrell Biggs of the United States. Salihu also competed at the 1980 (Moscow) and 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Amateur career

Salihu is known and celebrated in his own country and in all amateur boxing circles for having more than five hundred official matches and suffering only 16 losses. On club level Aziz had his best years while boxing for "Prishtina". He was part of so called "golden generaton" (along with Mehmet Bogujveci, Nazif Gashi, Afrim Makolli, Xhevdet Peci, and Afrim Majanci) and achieved eight Yugoslav championship titles including five in a row.

He also won international medals on many other championships, including first places in mediterranian games and the world cup in 1987.

Olympic results

1980
*Lost to Pyotr Zaev (Soviet Union) 0-51984
*1st round bye
*Defeated Peter Hussing (West Germany) 3-2
*Lost to Tyrell Biggs (United States) 0-51988
*1st round bye
*Lost to Ulli Kaden (East Germany) 0-5

References and notes

External links

* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=AZIZSAL01 databaseOlympics.com]
* [http://www.okscg.org.yu/m035.htm Profile on Serbian Olympic Committee] (in Serbian)