Gheorghe Berceanu

Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler (1949–2022)

Gheorghe Berceanu

Personal information
Born| (1949-12-28)28 December 1949
Cârna, Romania[1]
Died| 30 August 2022(2022-08-30) (aged 72)
Slatina, Romania
Height| 150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Sport
Sport| Greco-Roman wrestling
Club| Electroputere Craiova
CSA Steaua București[2]

Medal record

Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
|  1972 Munich | 48 kg
|  1976 Montreal | 48 kg
World Championships
|  1969 Mar del Plata | 48 kg
|  1970 Edmonton | 48 kg
|  1975 Minsk | 48 kg
European Championships
| 1970 Berlin | 48 kg
| 1972 Katowice | 48 kg
| 1973 Helsinki | 48 kg

Gheorghe Berceanu (28 December 1949 – 30 August 2022) was a Romanian light-flyweight Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the world title in 1969 and 1972, the European title in 1970, 1972, and 1973, and an Olympic gold medal in 1972 in Munich and a silver in 1976 in Montreal.[1][3] Berceanu spent most of his career at Steaua București, and later worked there as a coach.[2]

Berceanu died on 30 August 2022, at the age of 72.[4]

## References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gheorghe Berceanu.

1. ^ a b "Profile: Gheorghe Berceanu". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
2. ^ a b Gheorghe Berceanu. Romanian Olympic Committee
3. ^ Berceanu, Gheorghe (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de
4. ^ "Doliu în sportul românesc. A murit Gheorghe Berceanu, campion olimpic la lupte greco-romane". DigiSport. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Gheorghe Berceanu at the International Wrestling Database
* Gheorghe Berceanu at Olympedia
* Gheorghe Berceanu at the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (in Romanian)

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Olympic Champions in Greco-Roman light flyweight

* 1972 Gheorghe Berceanu (ROM)
* 1976 Aleksey Shumakov (URS)
* 1980 Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (URS)
* 1984 Vincenzo Maenza (ITA)
* 1988 Vincenzo Maenza (ITA)
* 1992 Oleg Kucherenko (EUN)
* 1996 Sim Kwon-ho (KOR)

* 1972–1996: 48 kg

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