Marijo Šivolija

Marijo Šivolija

Mario Šivolija-Jelica
Personal information
Full name	Marijo Šivolija-Jelica
Nationality	Croatia
Born	June 29, 1981 (1981-06-29) (age 30) Omišalj, Primorje-Gorski
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	81 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Rated at	Light Heavyweight
Club	BC Rijeka
Medal record World Amateur Championships Silver 2005 Mianyang Light Heavyweight European Amateur Championships Silver 2004 Pula Light Heavyweight EU Amateur Championships Silver 2005 Cagliari Light Heavyweight Bronze 2006 Pécs Light Heavyweight Bronze 2007 Dublin Light Heavyweight

Marijo Šivolija-Jelica (born June 29, 1981 in Omišalj) is a Croatian amateur boxer best known to medal repeatedly in international competition at light heavyweight.

Career

In 2003 he won a silver medal at the European Championships.

In Athens at the Olympics 2004 he was upset in the first round by Edgar Muñoz.

In 2005 he won a silver medal at the World Championships where he beat Armenian Artak Malumyan 20:10 in the semis but was defeated in the final by Kazakh Yerdos Dzhanabergenov 12:27.

At the Euros he was upset early by Frenchman Mamadou Diambang 23:27.

In 2007 at the World Championships he lost to eventual winner Abbos Atoev in the quarterfinals 6:17.

At the Olympics 2008 he lost his second match to Dzhakhon Kurbanov 1:8.

External links

• World Championships 2005
• sports-reference

Persondata
Name	Sivolija, Marijo
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	June 29, 1981
Place of birth	Omišalj, Primorje-Gorski
Date of death
Place of death