Dan Grecu
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Grecu in 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented |
 Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
26 September 1950 Bucharest, Romania[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CS Dinamo București[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) |
Octav Ungureanu Mircea Badulescu[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dănuţ "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.[2][3] Grecu competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1976;[1] he had to withdraw from the 1980 Olympics due to a muscle tear sustained on the rings.[2] 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.[6]
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.[6] After retiring from competitions Grecu had a long career as gymnastics coach with the national team.[2] Grecu is married to a fellow gymnastics coach Elena Grecu. They have two children: daughter Simona and son Bogdan.[6]
References
- 1 2 Dan Grecu. Sports Reference
- 1 2 3 4 5 Danut Grecu. Romanian Olympic Committee
- ↑ Gymn-Forum Dănuţ Grecu
- ↑ Gymn-Forum 1975 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men’s Events Finals
- ↑ Gymn-Forum 1973 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men’s Events Finals
- 1 2 3 Despre mine. dangrecu.ro
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dan Grecu. |
- Official website (Romanian)
- Danuţ Grecu at the International Federation of Gymnastics