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Gheorghe Berceanu

Personal information
Born	(1949-12-28)28 December 1949 Cârna, Romania
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
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. Berceanu spent most of his career at Steaua București, and later worked there as a coach.

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

References

1. ^ "Profile: Gheorghe Berceanu". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
2. ^ 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

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

v t e 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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