Dănuţ "Dan" Grecu (born 26 September 1950) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who specialized in rings. In 1974 he became Romania’s first world champion in artistic gymnastics and was named Romanian Athlete of the Year.[2][3] Grecu competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1976;[1] he had to withdraw from the 1980 Olympics due to a muscle tear sustained on the rings.[2] In addition to his 1974 gold medal he won two world and two European medals on the rings.[4][5] He retired due to injuries to his shoulder and biceps sustained in training while preparing to the 1980 Olympics.[6]
Grecu was one of five siblings of a border guard officer. At the age of 12 he took up gymnastics because he loved climbing anything hanging around, like ropes and tree branches.[6] After retiring from competitions Grecu had a long career as gymnastics coach with the national team.[2] Grecu is married to a fellow gymnastics coach Elena Grecu. They have two children: daughter Simona and son Bogdan.[6]
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^ abEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011.
grecu, dănuţ, grecu, born, september, 1950, retired, romanian, artistic, gymnast, specialized, rings, 1974, became, romania, first, world, champion, artistic, gymnastics, named, romanian, athlete, year, grecu, competed, 1972, 1976, 1980, olympics, bronze, meda. Dănuţ Dan Grecu born 26 September 1950 is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who specialized in rings In 1974 he became Romania s first world champion in artistic gymnastics and was named Romanian Athlete of the Year 2 3 Grecu competed at the 1972 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1976 1 he had to withdraw from the 1980 Olympics due to a muscle tear sustained on the rings 2 In addition to his 1974 gold medal he won two world and two European medals on the rings 4 5 He retired due to injuries to his shoulder and biceps sustained in training while preparing to the 1980 Olympics 6 Dan GrecuGrecu in 1976Personal informationFull nameDănuţ GrecuCountry represented RomaniaBorn 1950 09 26 26 September 1950 age 73 Bucharest Romania 1 Height170 cm 5 ft 7 in Weight66 kg 146 lb DisciplineMen s artistic gymnasticsClubCS Dinamo București 2 Head coach es Octav UngureanuMircea Badulescu 2 Retired1980Medal record Olympic Games1976 Montreal RingsWorld Championships1974 Varna Rings1979 Fort Worth Rings1978 Strasbourg RingsEuropean Championships1975 Bern Rings1973 Grenoble RingsGrecu was one of five siblings of a border guard officer At the age of 12 he took up gymnastics because he loved climbing anything hanging around like ropes and tree branches 6 After retiring from competitions Grecu had a long career as gymnastics coach with the national team 2 Grecu is married to a fellow gymnastics coach Elena Grecu They have two children daughter Simona and son Bogdan 6 References Edit a b Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Dan Grecu Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 20 May 2011 a b c d e Danut Grecu Romanian Olympic Committee Gymn Forum Dănuţ Grecu Gymn Forum 1975 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men s Events Finals Gymn Forum 1973 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men s Events Finals a b c Despre mine dangrecu roExternal links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dan Grecu Official website in Romanian Danut Grecu at the International Gymnastics Federation Danut Grecu at the International Olympic Committee Danut Grecu at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Roman in Romanian English translation Dan Grecu at Olympedia nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dan Grecu amp oldid 1156729151, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
