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 at the 1980 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 December 1953 Constanţa, Romania[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 August 2014 (aged 60) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Farul Constanţa CSA Steaua București[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Constantin Ofiterescu[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
edit- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Constantin Alexandru". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ a b c Constantin Alexandru. Romanian Olympic Committee
- ^ Alexandru, Constantin (ROU) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ Alexandru Tăcină (10 August 2014). "Constantin Alexandru, vicecampion olimpic şi multiplu campion mondial la lupte, s-a stins din viaţă". ProSport (in Romanian).
External links
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- Constantin Alexandru at Olympics.com
- Constantin Alexandru at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (English translation)
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