 Dicu at the 1980 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 May 1954 (age 65) Gostavăţu, Romania [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling CS Dinamo București [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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