Valeriu Bularca

Valeriu Bularca
Personal information
Born(1931-02-14)14 February 1931
Întorsura Buzăului, Romania
Died7 February 2017(2017-02-07) (aged 85)
Brașov, Romania
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubDinamo Brașov
Medal record
Representing Romania
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1964 Tokyo70 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1958 Budapest73 kg
Gold medal – first place1961 Yokohama73 kg

Valeriu Bularca (14 February 1931 – 7 February 2017) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1964. In 1961 he became the first Romanian wrestler to win a world title. Domestically he collected six national titles between 1957 and 1964. After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach at CS Steagu Roșu in Brașov.

He died in Brașov on 7 February 2017.

References

  1. 1 2 Valeriu Bularca Archived 2 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Romanian Olympic Committee
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valeriu Bularca". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  3. ↑ Bularca, Valeriu (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  4. ↑ "O legendă a sportului din România s-a stins din viață" (in Romanian). Antena 3. 8 February 2017.