Nicolae Oprescu

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Nicolae Oprescu
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NationalityRomanian
Born (1953-03-01) 1 March 1953 (age 71)
Bucharest, Romania
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Sport Gymnastics

Nicolae Oprescu (born 1 March 1953) is a Romanian gymnast. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicolae Oprescu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2019.