Mircea Grabovschi Explained

Birth Date:22 December 1952
Birth Place:Sighișoara, Romania[1]
Height:196 cm
Weight:92 kg
Sport:Handball
Club:Dinamo Bucharest[2]

Mircea Grabovschi (sometimes spelled Grabovski or Grabowski; 22 December 1952 – 23 July 2024) was a Romanian handball player and coach. He won the world title in 1974 and a silver medal at the 1976 Olympics.[2] During his career he played 199 matches for the national team and scored 544 goals.[3]

After retiring from competitions he became a coach, managing among others HC Argeș.[4] He was an avid bridge player.[5]

Grabovschi died on 23 July 2024, at the age of 71.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418081208/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/mircea-grabovschi-1.html Mircea Grabovschi
  2. http://www.cosr.ro/sportiv/mircea-grabovschi Mircea Grabovschi
  3. Web site: Palmares . Romanian . 14 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306073954/http://www.frh.ro/anexe/palmares%20international%20jucatoare.htm . 6 March 2012 .
  4. Web site: Constantin Nicolescu și Cristian Gațu au premiat fostele glorii ale handbalului argeșean . Romanian . 14 May 2014.
  5. Web site: Clasament ATOMIC Miercuri 18 Octombrie 2006 – Etapa 24. Romanian . 14 May 2014.
  6. Web site: Mircea Grabovschi a murit. Marele handbalist, campion mondial în 1974, avea 71 de ani . 2024-07-24 . Știrile ProTV . ro.
  7. Web site: Cetățeni de onoare . Romanian . 14 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101719/http://www.sighisoara.org.ro/ro/cetateni-de-onoare . 24 September 2015 . dmy-all .