Ștefan Tașnadi

Romanian weightlifter

Ștefan Tașnadi (Hungarian: István Tasnádi, 21 March 1953 – 28 February 2018) was a Romanian heavyweight weightlifter.[1] He won a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics.[2][3] He was born in Cluj, Romania. Tașnadi took up lifting in 1970 at a sports school and from 1976 to 1984 was a member of the national team.[3] He retired in 1984 to become a weightlifting coach.[1][2]

Tașnadi in 1984

Tașnadi died on 28 February 2018 in Cluj Napoca at the age of 65.[4]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Ștefan Tașnadi. Romanian Olympic Committee
  2. 2.0 2.1 John Nauright; Charles Parrish (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-59884-300-2. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Stefan Tasnadi". chidlovski.net.
  4. Elhunyt Tasnádi István kolozsvári súlyemelő olimpikon (in Hungarian)

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