Carmen Bunaciu (born 15 September 1961) is a retired Romanian swimmer who won four bronze medals in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke at the European and World Championships of 1977–1982.[2] She also competed in these events at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics and finished fourth three times.[3]
Carmen Bunaciu
Bunaciu in 1979
Personal information
Born
(1961-09-15) 15 September 1961 (age 62) Sibiu, Romania
Height
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight
78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Sport
Swimming
Club
CSS Sibiu (1968–1974) Dinamo București (1974–1986)[1]
During her career she won 70 national titles and set 39 national records;[1] as of 2012, her record in the 50 m butterfly set in 1986 remained unbeaten.[4] Her bronze medal in 1982 was the first Romanian swimming title at World Championships.[5]
In 1968 she started swimming in the CSS Sibiu club, and in 1974 moved to Bucharest to study in a boarding school.[6] There she gained 19 cm within four years, reaching a height of 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in).[4] In 1977, she became the first Romanian female athlete to swim 100 m within one minute.[1]
After retirement from senior swimming in 1986 she worked as a swimming coach at Dinamo București, the club where she trained for 12 years. Between 1989 and 1992 she was also the head coach of the national team. She still swims daily, but does not compete due to problems with her back.[1][5][6]
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^ abLegenda din bazin! Carmen Bunaciu, prima medaliată mondială la nataţie din România. prosport.ro (27 January 2012)
^ abO istorie spusă, o poveste care încă se scrie (II) ”Aș vrea ca oamenii să țină minte despre mine că am pus suflet în tot ce am făcut”. covasnamedia.ro (28 November 2011)
^ abC.Bunaciu: I still like to swim…. bgswim.info (2008)
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carmen, bunaciu, born, september, 1961, retired, romanian, swimmer, four, bronze, medals, backstroke, european, world, championships, 1977, 1982, also, competed, these, events, 1980, 1984, summer, olympics, finished, fourth, three, times, bunaciu, 1979personal. Carmen Bunaciu born 15 September 1961 is a retired Romanian swimmer who won four bronze medals in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke at the European and World Championships of 1977 1982 2 She also competed in these events at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics and finished fourth three times 3 Carmen BunaciuBunaciu in 1979Personal informationBorn 1961 09 15 15 September 1961 age 62 Sibiu RomaniaHeight1 91 m 6 ft 3 in Weight78 kg 172 lb SportSportSwimmingClubCSS Sibiu 1968 1974 Dinamo București 1974 1986 1 Medal record Representing RomaniaWorld Championships1982 Guayaquil 200 m backstrokeEuropean Championships1977 Jonkoping 200 m backstroke1981 Split 100 m backstroke1983 Rome 100 m backstrokeSummer Universiade1979 Mexico City 100 m backstroke1979 Mexico City 200 m backstroke1981 Bucharest 100 m backstroke1981 Bucharest 200 m backstroke1985 Kobe 100 m backstroke1981 Bucharest 4 100 m medley1983 Edmonton 100 m backstroke1983 Edmonton 200 m backstroke1981 Bucharest 100 m butterfly1985 Kobe 200 m backstrokeDuring her career she won 70 national titles and set 39 national records 1 as of 2012 her record in the 50 m butterfly set in 1986 remained unbeaten 4 Her bronze medal in 1982 was the first Romanian swimming title at World Championships 5 In 1968 she started swimming in the CSS Sibiu club and in 1974 moved to Bucharest to study in a boarding school 6 There she gained 19 cm within four years reaching a height of 1 91 m 6 ft 3 in 4 In 1977 she became the first Romanian female athlete to swim 100 m within one minute 1 After retirement from senior swimming in 1986 she worked as a swimming coach at Dinamo București the club where she trained for 12 years Between 1989 and 1992 she was also the head coach of the national team She still swims daily but does not compete due to problems with her back 1 5 6 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carmen Bunaciu a b c d BUNACIU Camen swimming ro Carmen BUNACIU les sports info Carmen Bunaciu sports reference com a b Legenda din bazin Carmen Bunaciu prima medaliată mondială la nataţie din Romania prosport ro 27 January 2012 a b O istorie spusă o poveste care incă se scrie II Aș vrea ca oamenii să țină minte despre mine că am pus suflet in tot ce am făcut covasnamedia ro 28 November 2011 a b C Bunaciu I still like to swim bgswim info 2008 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to a Romanian swimmer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carmen Bunaciu amp oldid 1156956737, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
