Ilie Daniel Popescu

Ilie Daniel Popescu (born 1 June 1983 in Reşiţa) is a Romanian-born former artistic gymnast.[1] He is an Olympic Team bronze medallist (2004), a world silver medalist (2007/ vault) and a European bronze medalist (2008/ Pommel Horse). He changed his nationality to German. He coaches several teams of the German gymnastics club TV Schwäbisch Gmünd Wetzgau, for which he also starts in the German Gymnastics League.[2]

Daniel Popescu
Full nameIlie Daniel Popescu
Country represented Romania
Born (1983-06-01) 1 June 1983
Reşiţa, Romania
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Head coach(es)Danuţ Grecu
Assistant coach(es)Stefan Gal
Medal record
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third placeAthens 2004Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second placeStuttgart 2007Vault
European Championships
Silver medal – second placeVolos 2006Team
Bronze medal – third placeLausanne 2008Team
Bronze medal – third placeLausanne 2008Vault

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Popescu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. "Popescu bleibt Turner-Trainer in Schwäbisch Gmünd". GYMmedia.de (in German). Retrieved 6 March 2017.


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