Viorica Viscopoleanu
Appearance
![]() Viscopoleanu in 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Belmega | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 8 August 1939 Storojineț, Kingdom of Romania[1] | (age 85)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | CSA Steaua București | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | 6.82 m (1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Viorica Viscopoleanu (née Belmega on 8 August 1939) is a retired Romanian long jumper athlete. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1968, setting a new world record.[1] At the European championships she won a silver medal outdoors in 1969 and two medals indoors, in 1970 (gold) and 1971 (bronze). After retiring from competitions she worked as a coach at her club Steaua București. Monica Iagăr was one of her trainees.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Viorica Viscopoleanu. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Viorica Viscopoleanu. Romanian Olympic Committee
External links
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- Viorica Viscopoleanu at Olympedia
- Viorica Viscopoleanu at the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (in Romanian)
Categories:
- 1939 births
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- Romanian female long jumpers
- Olympic athletes for Romania
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Romania
- World record setters in athletics (track and field)
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Sportspeople from Chernivtsi Oblast
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Romania
- Medalists at the 1965 Summer Universiade
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