Viorica Viscopoleanu

Viorica Viscopoleanu
Viscopoleanu in 1968
Personal information
Birth nameBelmega
Born8 August 1939 (1939-08-08) (age 85)
Storojineț, Kingdom of Romania[1]
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
ClubCSA Steaua București
Coached by
  • Ion Vintila
  • Ion Soter[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best6.82 m (1968)
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City Long jump
European Championships
1969 Athens Long jump
European Indoor Championships
1970 Vienna Long jump
1971 Sofia Long jump

Viorica Viscopoleanu (née Belmega, born 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]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Viorica Viscopoleanu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Viorica Viscopoleanu". COSR.ro (in Romanian). Romanian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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