Ștefan Rusu

Ștefan Rusu
Rusu at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born2 February 1956 (1956-02-02) (age 69)
Rădăuţi, Romania[1]
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubMetalul București
CSA Steaua București
CS Dinamo București[3]
Coached byVirgil Gherasim
Ion Cernea
Pavel Nicolae
Simion Popescu[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
1980 Moscow 68 kg
1976 Montreal 68 kg
1984 Los Angeles 74 kg
World Championships
1978 Mexico City 68 kg
1982 Katowice 74 kg
1985 Kolbotn 74 kg
1981 Oslo 68 kg
European Championships
1978 Sofia 68 kg
1979 Bucharest 68 kg
1980 Prievidza 68 kg
1981 Gothenburg 68 kg
1985 Leipzig 74 kg
1976 Leningrad 68 kg
1977 Bursa 68 kg
1983 Budapest 74 kg

Ştefan Rusu (born 2 February 1956) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He competed at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics and won a silver, a gold and a bronze medal, respectively.[1] He also won world titles in different weight divisions in 1978 and 1982 and European titles in 1978–1981 and 1985.[2] After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach in Romania and in Turkey.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Ștefan Rusu. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b c Rusu, Stefan (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  3. ^ a b Stefan Rusu. Romanian Olympic Committee