Petre Ceapura

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Born12 July 1942 (1942-07-12) (age 83)
Jurilovca, Romania[1]
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
SportRowing
Petre Ceapura
Personal information
Born12 July 1942 (1942-07-12) (age 83)
Jurilovca, Romania[1]
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubCS Dinamo București[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1972 MunichCoxed pair
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place1970 St. CatharinesCoxed pair
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place1967 VichyCoxed four
Bronze medal – third place1969 KlagenfurtCoxed pair
Bronze medal – third place1973 MoscowCoxed pair

Petre Ceapura (born 12 July 1942) is a retired Romanian rower. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1980 Olympics in the coxed fours (1968) and coxed pairs (1972 and 1980) and won a bronze medal in 1972, placing fourth in 1980.[1] In 1970, he became the first world champion in rowing from Romania.[2][3] He also won three bronze medals at the European championships in 1967–1973.[4] After retiring from competitions, he worked as a coach at his club Dinamo București.[2]

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