Ioan Ştefan Gherghel (born August 8, 1978 in Baia Mare, Maramureş, Romania)[1] is an Olympic butterfly swimmer from Romania. He swam for Romania at three consecutive Olympics: 2000, 2004 and 2008.[2]
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| Full name | Ioan Ştefan Gherghel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 18, 1978 Baia Mare, Maramureş, Socialist Republic of Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Alabama Crimson Tide (USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Don Wagner (USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2000 European Championships, he won his first international medal: a bronze in the 200 butterfly, clocking 1:58.54.
International Press
edit- NCAA champion and three-time Olympian Stefan Gherghel joins The Sun Devils team as a coach
- Stefan Gherghel brings his experience as one of the fastest athletes in the history of collegiate swimming
- Stefan Gherghel sets UA record and wins NCAA race
- Stefan Ghergel NCAA Champ
- Gherghel Wins NCAA 200 Butterfly Championship
- watch Stefan Gherghel in Beijing at the Summer Olympics
Videos
edit- Stefan Gherghel and Alex Coci in the "Morning Swim Show"
- Stefan Gherghel si Razvan Florea on "How to create champions" by Andreea Raducan part I
- Stefan Gherghel si Razvan Florea on "How to create champions" by Andreea Raducan part II
- Stefan Gherghel si Razvan Florea on "How to create champions" by Andreea Raducan part III
- Stefan Gherghel si Razvan Florea on "How to create champions" by Andreea Raducan part IV
References
edit- ^ (in Romanian) Profile of Gherghel on the website of the Romanian Olympic & Sport Committee; retrieved 2011-08-02.
- ^ sports-reference Gherghel's entry from www.sports-reference.com
- [1]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130922092628/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gh/stefan-gherghel-1.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185948/http://www.mysportrecords.com/userstemp/7dac63de19
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140104233330/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=63461/bio/index.html
- http://www.cosr.ro/sportiv/ioan-stefan-gherghel
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