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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| Born | 12 July 1942 (age 82) Jurilovca, Romania[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CS Dinamo București[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Petre Ceapura". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ a b c Petre Ceapura. Romanian Olympic Committee
- ^ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Zweier mit Steuermann – Herren. sport-komplett.de
- ^ Rudern – Europameisterschaften Zweier m. Stm., Vierer m.Stm.. sport-komplett.de
External links
edit- Petre Ceapura at World Rowing (archive)
- Petre Ceapura at Olympics.com
- Petre Ceapura at Olympic.org (archived)
- Petre Ceapura at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (archive)
- Petre Ceapura at Olympedia (archive)
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