Gheorghe Berceanu (28 December 1949 – 30 August 2022) was a Romanian light-flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the world title in 1969 and 1972, the European title in 1970, 1972, and 1973, and an Olympic gold medal in 1972 in Munich and a silver in 1976 in Montreal.[1][3] Berceanu spent most of his career at Steaua București, and later worked there as a coach.[2]
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Born | (1949-12-28)28 December 1949 Cârna, Romania[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 30 August 2022(2022-08-30) (aged 72) Slatina, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Electroputere Craiova CSA Steaua București[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Berceanu died on 30 August 2022, at the age of 72.[4]
Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman light flyweight | |
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