Simion Popescu

Simion Popescu (born 11 August 1940) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1968. At the world championships he won a gold medal in 1969, placing second in 1967 and 1970.[1] After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach at the club Rapid Bucuresti.[2]

Simion Popescu
Personal information
Born11 August 1940 (1940-08-11) (age 83)
Cuptoare, Romania[1]
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubCSA Steaua București
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City -63 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1967 Bucharest-63 kg
Gold medal – first place1969 Mar del Plata-68 kg
Silver medal – second place1970 Edmonton-68 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1966 Essen-63 kg
Gold medal – first place1967 Minsk-63 kg

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Simion Popescu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  2. Simion Popescu. Romanian Olympic Committee


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