Ion Draica

Ion Draica (born 5 January 1958) is a retired middleweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He won the world title in 1978, the European title in 1977–1979 and an Olympic gold medal in 1984.[3]

Ion Draica

Personal information
Born	5 January 1958 (1958-01-05) (age 62) Constanţa, Romania[1]
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Farul Constanţa[2]
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles -82 kg World Championships 1977 Gothenburg -82 kg 1978 Mexico City -82 kg 1981 Oslo -82 kg 1982 Katowice -82 kg European Championships 1977 Bursa -82 kg 1978 Sofia -82 kg 1979 Bucharest -82 kg 1982 Varna -82 kg 1983 Budapest -82 kg

Draica spent his entire career with the club Farul Constanţa, and after retiring from competitions became its president. In 2000 he was also appointed as president of Romanian Federation of Wrestling.[2] In parallel he was involved in questionable business activities, which resulted in large debts and divorce with his wife Daniela.[4]