Male, Amateur

Welterweight, Romania, Bucharest
Born: 1 January 1929, Cergăul Mare, Blaj, Romania
Died: 27 June 2008, Feisa, Romania
Height:
Weight: 67 kg
Stance: Orthodox

1952 Helsinki, Finland, Olympic Games welterweight
1953 Warsaw, Poland, European Championships welterweight bronze medal
1955 West Berlin, West Germany, European Championships welterweight bronze medal
1956 Melbourne, Australia, Olympic Games welterweight gold medal

Linca became Romania's first Olympic champion in boxing

amateur record: 281-26-0

Linca later worked as a boxing coach