Simion Popescu

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Simion Popescu

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 1968. 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]

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Simion Popescu
Personal information
Born11 August 1940 (1940-08-11) (age 84)
Cuptoare, Romania[1]
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubCSA Steaua București
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City-63 kg
World Championships
1967 Bucharest-63 kg
1969 Mar del Plata-68 kg
1970 Edmonton-68 kg
European Championships
1966 Essen-63 kg
1967 Minsk-63 kg
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