Simion Popescu

Simion Popescu
Personal information
Born 11 August 1940 (1940-08-11) (age 78)
Cuptoare, Romania[1]
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Sport Greco-Roman wrestling
Club Steaua Bucureşti

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 1972. 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]

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Simion Popescu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  2. Simion Popescu. Romanian Olympic Committee


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