| Full Name: | Dănuț Grecu |
| Birth Date: | 26 September 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Bucharest, Romania |
| Height: | 170 cm |
| Weight: | 66 kg |
| Discipline: | MAG |
| Club: | CS Dinamo București[1] |
| Headcoach: | Octav Ungureanu Mircea Badulescu |
| Retired: | 1980 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Dănuț "Dan" Grecu (born 26 September 1950) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who specialized in rings. In 1974 he became Romania’s first world champion in artistic gymnastics and was named Romanian Athlete of the Year.[1] [2] Grecu competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1976;[3] he had to withdraw from the 1980 Olympics due to a muscle tear sustained on the rings.[1] In addition to his 1974 gold medal he won two world and two European medals on the rings.[4] [5] He retired due to injuries to his shoulder and biceps sustained in training while preparing to the 1980 Olympics.
Grecu was one of five siblings of a border guard officer. At the age of 12 he took up gymnastics because he loved climbing anything hanging around, like ropes and tree branches. After retiring from competitions Grecu had a long career as gymnastics coach with the national team.[1] Grecu is married to a fellow gymnastics coach Elena Grecu. They have two children: daughter Simona and son Bogdan.[6]