Gheorghe Berceanu

Gheorghe Berceanu
Personal information
Born(1949-12-28)28 December 1949
Cârna, Romania
Died30 August 2022(2022-08-30) (aged 72)
Slatina, Romania
Height150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubElectroputere Craiova
CSA Steaua București[1]
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1972 Munich48 kg
Silver medal – second place1976 Montreal48 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1969 Mar del Plata48 kg
Gold medal – first place1970 Edmonton48 kg
Silver medal – second place1975 Minsk48 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1970 Berlin48 kg
Gold medal – first place1972 Katowice48 kg
Gold medal – first place1973 Helsinki48 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place1973 Moscow48 kg

Gheorghe Berceanu (28 December 1949 – 30 August 2022) was a Romanian light-flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the world title in 1969 and 1972, the European title in 1970, 1972, and 1973, and an Olympic gold medal in 1972 in Munich and a silver in 1976 in Montreal.[2] Berceanu spent most of his career at Steaua București, and later worked there as a coach.[1]

Berceanu died on 30 August 2022, at the age of 72.[3]

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  1. 1 2 Gheorghe Berceanu Archived 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Romanian Olympic Committee
  2. ↑ Berceanu, Gheorghe (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. ↑ "Doliu în sportul românesc. A murit Gheorghe Berceanu, campion olimpic la lupte greco-romane". DigiSport. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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