Andrei Socaci

Andrei Socaci

Personal information
Born	19 June 1966 (1966-06-19) (age 59) Sântimbru, Alba, Romania [1]
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
Sport	Weightlifting
Club	Unirea Alba Iulia Olimpia București CS Dinamo București [2]
Coached by	Stefan Sturza
Medal record Representing   Romania Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles -67.5 kg World Championships 1984 Los Angeles -67.5 kg 1985 Södertälje -75 kg 1986 Sofia -75 kg 1990 Budapest -75 kg European Championships 1986 Karl-Marx-Stadt -75 kg 1987 Reims -75 kg 1988 Cardiff -75 kg 1990 Ålborg -75 kg 1991 Władysławowo -75 kg 1992 Szekszárd -75 kg

Andrei Socaci (born 19 June 1966) is a retired Romanian weightlifter. After winning a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics as a lightweight ^[3] he moved up to the middleweight division and won nine medals at the world and European championships between 1985 and 1992, including the European title in 1991. ^[4] After retiring from competition he stayed as a coach with his last club CS Dinamo București. ^[2]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrei Socaci". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
2. Andrei Socaci. Romanian Olympic Committee
3. John Nauright; Charles Parrish (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 205. ISBN   978-1-59884-300-2 . Retrieved 25 August 2016.
4. Andrei Socaci. chidlovski.net

External links

• Andrei Socaci at Lift Up
• Andrei Socaci at Olympedia
• Andrei Socaci at Olympics.com
• Andrei Socaci at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (archived)