Simion Popescu Explained

Birth Place:Cuptoare, Romania[1]
Height:170 cm
Sport:Greco-Roman wrestling
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Simion Popescu (born 11 August 1940) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1968. At the world championships he won a gold medal in 1969, placing second in 1967 and 1970.[1] After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach at the club Rapid Bucuresti.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/simion-popescu-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418020705/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/simion-popescu-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 14 June 2012.
  2. http://www.cosr.ro/sportiv/simion-popescu Simion Popescu