Constantin Alexandru

Constantin Alexandru

Alexandru at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born	15 December 1953 Constanţa, Romania[1]
Died	10 August 2014 (aged 60)
Height	157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Farul Constanţa CSA Steaua București[2]
Coached by	Constantin Ofiterescu[2]
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1980 Moscow -48 kg World Championships 1974 Katowice -48 kg 1978 Mexico City -48 kg 1979 San Diego -48 kg European Championships 1974 Madrid -48 kg 1975 Ludwigshafen -48 kg 1976 Leningrad -48 kg 1977 Bursa -48 kg 1978 Sofia -48 kg 1979 Bucharest -48 kg

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.[1] He was the world champion in 1978 and 1979 and European champion in 1974–1975 and 1977–1979.[3]

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.[2][4]

References

1. 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. 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).

External links

• Constantin Alexandru at Olympics.com
• Constantin Alexandru at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (archived)