Ion Covaci

Ion Covaci (19 April 1945 – 14 November 1973), was a Romanian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Covaci also won four national senior titles.

Death
After he ended his boxing career, Covaci became a militia officer in his native city, Brăila. On 14 November 1973 while patrolling in the city, he saw a 23-year-old man named Mihai Ion who he fought seemed suspicious. Covaci asked him to present his ID but Ion refused. Covaci decided to take him to the Miliția station. While walking near a crowded bus station, Ion pulled out a dagger from his jacket and stabbed Covaci's neck with it, killing him. Ion ran away, but was caught two days later in Galați, being sentenced to 25 years in prison.