Valeriu Bularca
Olympic wrestler (1931–2017)
Valeriu Bularca (14 February 1931 – 7 February 2017) was a retired Romanian wrestler. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1964. In 1961, he became the first Romanian wrestler to win a world title.[2][3] He collected six national titles between 1957 and 1964.
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| Born | 14 February 1931 Întorsura Buzăului, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 February 2017 (aged 85) Brașov, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dinamo Brașov[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After retiring from competitions, he worked as a wrestling coach at CS Steagu Roșu in Brașov.[1]
Bularca died in Brașov on 7 February 2017, aged 85.[4]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Valeriu Bularca Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine. Romanian Olympic Committee
- ↑ "Biography of Valeriu Bularca". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ↑ Bularca, Valeriu (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ↑ "O legendă a sportului din România s-a stins din viață" (in Romanian). Antena 3. 8 February 2017.
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