Ștefan Rusu

Ștefan Rusu
Rusu at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born2 February 1956 (1956-02-02) (age 70)
Rădăuţi, Romania[1]
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubMetalul București
CSA Steaua București
CS Dinamo București[3]
Coached byVirgil Gherasim
Ion Cernea
Pavel Nicolae
Simion Popescu[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1980 Moscow68 kg
Silver medal – second place1976 Montreal68 kg
Bronze medal – third place1984 Los Angeles74 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1978 Mexico City68 kg
Gold medal – first place1982 Katowice74 kg
Silver medal – second place1985 Kolbotn74 kg
Bronze medal – third place1981 Oslo68 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1978 Sofia68 kg
Gold medal – first place1979 Bucharest68 kg
Gold medal – first place1980 Prievidza68 kg
Gold medal – first place1981 Gothenburg68 kg
Gold medal – first place1985 Leipzig74 kg
Silver medal – second place1976 Leningrad68 kg
Silver medal – second place1977 Bursa68 kg
Bronze medal – third place1983 Budapest74 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place1981 Bucharest68 kg
Silver medal – second place1977 Sofia68 kg

Ştefan Rusu (born 2 February 1956) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He competed at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics and won a silver, a gold and a bronze medal, respectively.[1] He also won world titles in different weight divisions in 1978 and 1982 and European titles in 1978–1981 and 1985.[2] After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach in Romania and in Turkey.[3]

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  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ștefan Rusu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. 1 2 3 Rusu, Stefan (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. 1 2 Stefan Rusu. Romanian Olympic Committee
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