Constantin Alexandru

Constantin Alexandru
Alexandru at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born 15 December 1953
Constanţa, Romania[1]
Died 10 August 2014 (aged 60)
Height 157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
Sport Greco-Roman wrestling
Club Farul Constanţa
CSA Steaua București[2]
Coached by Constantin Ofiterescu[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow -48 kg
World Championships
1974 Katowice -48 kg
1978 Mexico City -48 kg
1979 San Diego -48 kg
European Championships
1974 Madrid -48 kg
1975 Ludwigshafen -48 kg
1976 Leningrad -48 kg
1977 Bursa -48 kg
1978 Sofia -48 kg
1979 Bucharest -48 kg

Constantin Alexandru (15 December 1953 – 10 August 2014) was a light-flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania who won a silver medal at the 1980 Olympics.[1] He was the world champion in 1978 and 1979 and European champion in 1974–1975 and 1977–1979.[3]

Alexandru took up wrestling at Farul Constanţa, but then moved to CSA Steaua București, where he later worked as a coach. He also trained the national team and served as an international referee.[2][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Constantin Alexandru". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Constantin Alexandru. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ↑ Alexandru, Constantin (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  4. ↑ Alexandru Tăcină (10 August 2014). "Constantin Alexandru, vicecampion olimpic şi multiplu campion mondial la lupte, s-a stins din viaţă". ProSport (in Romanian).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.