Constantin Alexandru

Constantin Alexandru
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Competitor for  Romania
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow light-flyweight

Constantin Alexandru (15 December 1953 – 10 August 2014) is a Romanian former wrestler, twice World champion and five-time European champion, who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

Alexandru was a member of the Greco-Roman wrestling section of CSA Steaua București in the light-flyweight (48 kg–52 kg) weight division. He won in 1973 the Junior World title in the 48 kg division, followed by two senior World titles in 1978 and 1979.[2] He took part in the 1976 Summer Olympics, but was stopped by an injury in the first round. He took second place in the 1980 Summer Olympics, bringing Romanian their 100th Olympic medal. He also won five European championships (1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, and 1979).[2]

After his retirement as an athlete he became a coach at CSA Steaua, then for the Romanian national team. He was also an international referee.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Constantin Alexandru". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Alexandru Tăcină (10 August 2014). "Constantin Alexandru, vicecampion olimpic şi multiplu campion mondial la lupte, s-a stins din viaţă". ProSport (in Romanian).


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