Bondoc Ionescu-Crum

Bondoc Ionescu-Crum was born in the Bulgarian commune Bregovo to Romanian parents.[3][4][5] When he was a little child, his family settled in Brașov where he attended the Andrei Șaguna College.[3] In 1934, at the Inter-school Competitions that took place on the Câmpia Libertății from Blaj, he won five races and set a new national record in the long jump, jumping 7.03 meters.[3][4] He won the title of vice-champion of the same event at the Balkan Games in Istanbul the following year.[3][4] Ionescu-Crum competed in the men's long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1][5][6] He was also a footballer, playing as a defender for Sportul Studențesc București and Venus București, winning the Divizia A title with Venus in the 1938–39 season, playing 7 games in the campaign.[2][5][7] He fought for the Romanian Armed Forces in World War II being injured and having achievements for which he was decorated.[3][5][8] After World War II, Ionescu-Crum became a football manager, coaching Universitatea Craiova, Tractorul Brașov and Hidromecanica Brașov.[3][4][5][8] He received post-mortem the Honorary Citizen of Brașov title, also having a street in the city named after him.[3][9]

• Bondoc Ionescu-Crum at Olympedia