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Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vasile Andrei (born 28 July 1955) is a retired heavyweight wrestler from Romania. He competed in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1980 and a gold medal in 1984. At the 1984 Olympics he also placed sixth in freestyle wrestling,[2] and in 1980 and 1988 served as flag bearer for Romania at the opening ceremony.[3] At the world and European championships he won six medals in Greco-Roman wrestling between 1979 and 1987.[4]
Andrei at the 1980 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 July 1955 Albeşti, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Progresul Bucuresti Steaua București[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Dumitru Pârvulescu Gheorghe Suteu[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrei took up wrestling at Progresul Bucuresti coached by Dumitru Pârvulescu and later moved to Steaua București. After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach, and in 2000 trained the Tunisian national team.[1]
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