Cornel Popescu

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Cornel Popescu
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NationalityRomanian
Born (1960-06-08) 8 June 1960 (age 64)
Roman, Romania
Sport
Sport Bobsleigh

Cornel Popescu (born 8 June 1960) is a Romanian bobsledder and international rugby union player. [1] He competed in the two man and the four man events at the 1984 Winter Olympics. [2]

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References

  1. "Popescu Cornel". airugby.ro.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cornel Popescu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2018.