Ștefan Rusu

Ştefan Rusu (born 2 February 1956) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He competed at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics and won a silver, a gold and a bronze medal, respectively.[1] He also won world titles in different weight divisions in 1978 and 1982 and European titles in 1978–1981 and 1985.[2] After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach in Romania and in Turkey.[3]

Ștefan Rusu
Rusu at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born2 February 1956 (1956-02-02) (age 67)
Rădăuţi, Romania[1]
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubMetalul București
CSA Steaua București
CS Dinamo București[3]
Coached byVirgil Gherasim
Ion Cernea
Pavel Nicolae
Simion Popescu[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal -68 kg
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow -68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles -74 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Mexico City -68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Oslo -68 kg
Gold medal – first place 1982 Katowice -74 kg
Silver medal – second place 1985 Kolbotn -74 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1976 Leningrad -68 kg
Silver medal – second place 1977 Bursa -68 kg
Gold medal – first place 1978 Sofia -68 kg
Gold medal – first place 1979 Bucharest -68 kg
Gold medal – first place 1980 Prievidza-68 kg
Gold medal – first place 1981 Gothenburg -68 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Budapest -74 kg
Gold medal – first place 1985 Leipzig -74 kg

References
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  2. Rusu, Stefan (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. Stefan Rusu. Romanian Olympic Committee


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