Ioan Gherghel

Ioan Ştefan Gherghel (born August 8, 1978 in Baia Mare, Maramureş, Romania)[1] is an Olympic butterfly swimmer from Romania. He swam for Romania at three consecutive Olympics: 2000, 2004 and 2008.[2]

Ioan Gherghel
Personal information
Full nameIoan Ştefan Gherghel
Nationality Romania
Born (1978-08-18) August 18, 1978
Baia Mare, Maramureş, Romania
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
College teamAlabama Crimson Tide (USA)
CoachDon Wagner (USA)
Medal record
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Madrid 200 fly
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Helsinki 200 fly
SC Worlds
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Moscow 200 fly
Silver medal – second place2004 Indianapolis 200 fly
SC Europeans
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Riesa 200 fly
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Vienna 100 fly
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Vienna 200 fly

At the 2000 European Championships, he won his first international medal: a bronze in the 200 butterfly, clocking 1:58.54.

International Press

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References

  1. (in Romanian) Profile of Gherghel on the website of the Romanian Olympic & Sport Committee; retrieved 2011-08-02.
  2. sports-reference Gherghel's entry from www.sports-reference.com


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