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Dan Grecu

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Dan Grecu
Grecu in 1976
Personal information
Full nameDănuț Grecu
Country represented Romania
Born(1950-09-26)26 September 1950
Bucharest, Romania[1]
Died12 December 2024(2024-12-12) (aged 74)
Brașov, Romania
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubCS Dinamo București[2]
Head coach(es)Octav Ungureanu
Mircea Badulescu[2]
Retired1980
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Rings
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Varna Rings
Silver medal – second place 1979 Fort Worth Rings
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Strasbourg Rings
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1975 Bern Rings
Silver medal – second place 1973 Grenoble Rings

Dănuț Grecu (26 September 1950 – 12 December 2024) was a Romanian artistic gymnast who specialised 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 was married to a fellow gymnastics coach Elena Grecu. They had two children: a daughter Simona and a son Bogdan.[6]

Grecu died on 12 December 2024, at the age of 74.[7]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e Danut Grecu. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ^ Gymn-Forum Dănuț Grecu
  4. ^ Gymn-Forum 1975 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men’s Events Finals
  5. ^ Gymn-Forum 1973 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men’s Events Finals
  6. ^ a b c Despre mine. dangrecu.ro
  7. ^ Dima, Maria (13 December 2024). "Dan Grecu, fostul mare gimnast al României, a murit la 74 de ani". EVZ. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
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