National University of Physical Education and Sport
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The Universitatea NaÈionalÄ de EducaÈie FizicÄ Èi Sport (UNEFS), is one of the highest-profile state public higher education institution in Romania, and was founded on 1 December 1922, in Bucharest. It was the tenth institution of its kind in the world and the fifth in Europe.
UNEFS is one of the major physical education and sport institutions in Eastern Europe, and the degrees are awarded by the Ministry of National Education, and are recognised by other countries with whom bilateral agreements have been signed.
Alumni
- Notable alumni:
Nadia ComÄneci, gymnastics' perfect 10 icon
Ion Èiriac, tennis player and business magnate
Ivan Patzaichin, canoe racing icon
Gabriela Szabo, runner, politician and the current CSM BucureÈti president
Octavian Bellu, world's most successful gymnastics coach
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Other notable alumni
- Laura Badea â fencer, coach and sport administrator
- Mariana Bitang â gymnastics coach and political counselor
- Spyros Tsironis â politician
- Dan Grecu â gymnast and coach
- Marius UrzicÄ â gymnast and coach
- Marian DrÄgulescu â gymnast
- Iolanda BalaÈ â athlete, high jumper, and former president of the Romanian Athletics Federation and IAAF commissioner
- AniÈoara CuÈmir â athlete, long jumper, and coach
- Doina Melinte â athlete, runner, and former vice president of the Romanian Anti-Doping Agency and director of the National Agency for Youth and Sport
- Argentina Menis â athlete, discus thrower
- Violeta Beclea-Szekely â athlete, runner
- Sanda Toma â rower and professor
- Marioara Popescu â rower
- Nicolae Èaga â rower
- Elisabeta LipÄ â most decorated rower in the history of the Olympics, president of the Romanian Rowing Federation, and former president of CS Dinamo BucureÈti and politician
- Toma Simionov â sprint canoer
- Vasile PuÈcaÈu â Greco-Roman wrestler
- Ion Draica â Greco-Roman wrestler, businessperson, and former politician, president of Romanian Federation of Wrestling and SSC Farul ConstanÈa president
- Gheorghe Berceanu â Greco-Roman wrestler and coach
- Mihaela BuzÄrnescu â tennis player
- Ion Motroc - Former Professional football player
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