 Viscopoleanu in 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Belmega | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 1939 (1939-08-08) (age 85) Storojineț, Kingdom of Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CSA Steaua București | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 6.82 m (1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Viorica Viscopoleanu (née Belmega, born 8 August 1939) is a retired Romanian long jumper athlete. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1968, setting a new world record. At the European championships she won a silver medal outdoors in 1969 and two medals indoors, in 1970 (gold) and 1971 (bronze). After retiring from competitions she worked as a coach at her club Steaua București. Monica Iagăr was one of her trainees.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Viorica Viscopoleanu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Viorica Viscopoleanu". COSR.ro (in Romanian). Romanian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
External links
- Viorica Viscopoleanu at World Athletics
- Viorica Viscopoleanu at Track and Field Statistics [d]
- Viorica Viscopoleanu at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- Viorica Viscopoleanu at Olympics.com
- Viorica Viscopoleanu at Olympic.org (archived)
- Viorica Viscopoleanu at Olympedia (archive)
- Viorica Viscopoleanu at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Viorica Viscopoleanu at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (archive)
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