Ion Draica

Ion Draica (born 5 January 1958) is a retired middleweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He won the world title in 1978, the European title in 1977–1979 and an Olympic gold medal in 1984.^[3]

Born5 January 1958 (1958-01-05) (age 68)

Constanţa, Romania^[1]

Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)

SportGreco-Roman wrestling

ClubFarul Constanţa^[2]

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Ion Draica

Personal information
Born	5 January 1958 (1958-01-05) (age 68) Constanţa, Romania[1]
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Farul Constanţa[2]
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 82 kg World Championships 1977 Gothenburg 82 kg 1978 Mexico City 82 kg 1981 Oslo 82 kg 1982 Katowice 82 kg European Championships 1977 Bursa 82 kg 1978 Sofia 82 kg 1979 Bucharest 82 kg 1982 Varna 82 kg 1983 Budapest 82 kg Summer Universiade 1977 Sofia -82kg 1981 Bucharest -82kg

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Draica spent his entire career with the club Farul Constanţa, and after retiring from competitions became its president. In 2000 he was also appointed as president of Romanian Federation of Wrestling.^[2] In parallel he was involved in questionable business activities, which resulted in large debts and divorce with his wife Daniela.^[4]

Draica was sentenced to three years in prison for fraud and tax evasion, but served a reduced sentence due to health issues.^[5]