 Alexandru at the 1980 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 December 1953 Constanţa, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 August 2014 (aged 60) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Farul Constanţa CSA Steaua București | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Constantin Ofiterescu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Constantin Alexandru (15 December 1953 – 10 August 2014) was a light-flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania who won a silver medal at the 1980 Olympics. He was the world champion in 1978 and 1979 and European champion in 1974–1975 and 1977–1979.
Alexandru took up wrestling at Farul Constanţa, but then moved to CSA Steaua București, where he later worked as a coach. He also trained the national team and served as an international referee.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Constantin Alexandru". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ Constantin Alexandru. Romanian Olympic Committee
- Alexandru, Constantin (ROU) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. iat.uni-leipzig.de
- Alexandru Tăcină (10 August 2014). "Constantin Alexandru, vicecampion olimpic şi multiplu campion mondial la lupte, s-a stins din viaţă". ProSport (in Romanian).
External links
- Constantin Alexandru at Olympics.com
- Constantin Alexandru at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (English translation)
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