Constantin Alexandru

Constantin Alexandru
Alexandru at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born15 December 1953
Constanţa, Romania
Died10 August 2014 (aged 60)
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubFarul Constanţa
CSA Steaua București
Coached byConstantin Ofiterescu
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1980 Moscow-48 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1974 Katowice-48 kg
Gold medal – first place1978 Mexico City-48 kg
Gold medal – first place1979 San Diego-48 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1974 Madrid-48 kg
Gold medal – first place1975 Ludwigshafen-48 kg
Silver medal – second place1976 Leningrad-48 kg
Gold medal – first place1977 Bursa-48 kg
Gold medal – first place1978 Sofia-48 kg
Gold medal – first place1979 Bucharest-48 kg
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place1977 Sofia-48kg
Silver medal – second place1981 Bucharest-48kg

Constantin Alexandru (15 December 1953 – 10 August 2014) was a light-flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania who won a silver medal at the 1980 Olympics. He was the world champion in 1978 and 1979 and European champion in 1974–1975 and 1977–1979.

Alexandru took up wrestling at Farul Constanţa, but then moved to CSA Steaua București, where he later worked as a coach. He also trained the national team and served as an international referee.

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Constantin Alexandru". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Constantin Alexandru. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ↑ Alexandru, Constantin (ROU) Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. iat.uni-leipzig.de
  4. ↑ Alexandru Tăcină (10 August 2014). "Constantin Alexandru, vicecampion olimpic şi multiplu campion mondial la lupte, s-a stins din viaţă". ProSport (in Romanian).