Roman Codreanu

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Roman Codreanu
Personal information
Born17 November 1952
Died26 May 2001 (aged 48)
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight146 kg (322 lb)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubVagonul Arad[2]
Coached byTeodor Blidaru[2]
Medal record
Representing Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1976 Montreal+100 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1975 Minsk+100 kg
Bronze medal – third place1978 Mexico City+100 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1974 Madrid+100 kg
Gold medal – first place1978 Sofia+100 kg
Silver medal – second place1979 Bucharest+100 kg

Roman Codreanu (17 November 1952 – 26 May 2001) was a super-heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He won the European title in 1978, as well as bronze medals at the 1976 Olympics and 1975 and 1978 world championships.[3] He spent his entire career with the club Vagonul Arad, and later worked there as a coach.[2]

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