Vasile Groapă

Romanian weightlifter (born 1955) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vasile Groapă (born 23 March 1955) is a retired Romanian heavyweight weightlifter. He competed at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1984.[1][3][4] He retired in 1987 after an injury sustained while training.[2]

Born23 March 1955 (1955-03-23) (age 71)
Cârlig, Romania[1]
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
SportWeightlifting
ClubSteagul Rosu
CSA Steaua București[2]
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Vasile Groapă
Groapă at the 1984 Olympics
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Born23 March 1955 (1955-03-23) (age 71)
Cârlig, Romania[1]
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubSteagul Rosu
CSA Steaua București[2]
Coached byGheorghe Piticaru
Stefan Achim[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1984 Los Angeles-100 kg
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