Viorica Viscopoleanu
Viorica Viscopoleanu (née Belmega on 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.[1] 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.[2]
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| Birth name | Belmega | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 1939 (age 84) Storojineț, Kingdom of Romania[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- Viorica Viscopoleanu. sports-reference.com
- Viorica Viscopoleanu. Romanian Olympic Committee
External links
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- Viorica Viscopoleanu at World Athletics
- Viorica Viscopoleanu at Olympics.com
- Viorica Viscopoleanu at Olympedia
- Viorica Viscopoleanu at the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (in Romanian)
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