Victor Zilberman
Victor Zilberman is a retired boxer from Romania. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1968. He also won 8 national senior titles and two silver medals at the European Amateur Boxing Championships.
Born in Bucharest, Zilberman had his best result at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. There he won a bronze medal in the welterweight division after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual winner Jochen Bachfeld of East Germany. After the competition, he defected to Canada.
Zilberman is Jewish.
Olympic results
1968: Mexico City- Lost to Joseph Bessala TKO 3
- Round of 64: Lost to David Jackson by decision, 2–3
- Round of 64: bye
- Round of 32: Defeated Amon Kotey by walkover
- Round of 16: Defeated Colin Jones by decision, 5–0
- Quarterfinal: Defeated Carlos Santos by decision, 3–2
- Semifinal: Lost to Jochen Bachfeld by decision, 2-3