Petre Ceapura

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Petre Ceapura
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Personal information
Born12 July 1942 (1942-07-12) (age 82)
Jurilovca, Romania [1]
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Club CS Dinamo București [2]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1972 Munich Coxed pair
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1970 St. Catharines Coxed pair
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1967 Vichy Coxed four
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1969 Klagenfurt Coxed pair
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1973 Moscow Coxed pair

Petre Ceapura (born 12 July 1942) is a retired Romanian rower. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1980 Olympics in the coxed fours (1968) and coxed pairs (1972 and 1980) and won a bronze medal in 1972, placing fourth in 1980. [1] In 1970, he became the first world champion in rowing from Romania. [2] [3] He also won three bronze medals at the European championships in 1967–1973. [4] After retiring from competitions, he worked as a coach at his club Dinamo București. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Petre Ceapura". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Petre Ceapura. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ↑ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Zweier mit Steuermann – Herren. sport-komplett.de
  4. ↑ Rudern – Europameisterschaften Zweier m. Stm., Vierer m.Stm.. sport-komplett.de


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