Dan Grecu
| Dan Grecu | |
|---|---|
 Grecu in 1976 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Dănuț Grecu |
| Country represented |  Romania |
| Born | 26 September 1950 Bucharest, Romania[1] |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Club | CS Dinamo București[2] |
| Head coach(es) | Octav Ungureanu Mircea Badulescu[2] |
| Retired | 1980 |
Dănuț "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]
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 Dănuț 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.ro
External links
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- Official website (in Romanian)
- Danut Grecu at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Danut Grecu at Olympics.com
- Danut Grecu at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (English translation)
- Dan Grecu at Olympedia
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Gymnasts from Bucharest
- Gymnasts at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Romanian male artistic gymnasts
- Olympic gymnasts for Romania
- Olympic bronze medalists for Romania
- Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- World champion gymnasts
- European champions in gymnastics
- Romanian gymnastics coaches
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Summer World University Games medalists in gymnastics
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Romania
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Romania
- Competitors at the 1973 Summer Universiade
- Competitors at the 1977 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century Romanian sportsmen