Gheorghe Berceanu
Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler (1949–2022)
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Born | (1949-12-28)28 December 1949 Cârna, Romania[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 30 August 2022(2022-08-30) (aged 72) Slatina, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Electroputere Craiova CSA Steaua București[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gheorghe Berceanu (28 December 1949 – 30 August 2022) was a Romanian light-flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the world title in 1969 and 1972, the European title in 1970, 1972, and 1973, and an Olympic gold medal in 1972 in Munich and a silver in 1976 in Montreal.[1][3] Berceanu spent most of his career at Steaua București, and later worked there as a coach.[2]
Berceanu died on 30 August 2022, at the age of 72.[4]
References
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- ^ a b "Profile: Gheorghe Berceanu". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ^ a b Gheorghe Berceanu. Romanian Olympic Committee
- ^ Berceanu, Gheorghe (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ "Doliu în sportul românesc. A murit Gheorghe Berceanu, campion olimpic la lupte greco-romane". DigiSport. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
External links
- Gheorghe Berceanu at the International Wrestling Database
- Gheorghe Berceanu at Olympedia
- Gheorghe Berceanu at the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (in Romanian)
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- 1972:
Gheorghe Berceanu (ROM)
- 1976:
Aleksey Shumakov (URS)
- 1980:
Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (URS)
- 1984:
Vincenzo Maenza (ITA)
- 1988:
Vincenzo Maenza (ITA)
- 1992:
Oleg Kucherenko (EUN)
- 1996:
Sim Kwon-ho (KOR)
- 1972–1996: 48 kg
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