Vasile Andrei

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Vasile Andrei
Vasile Andrei 1980.jpg
Andrei at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1955-07-28) 28 July 1955 (age 68)
Albeşti, Romania
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Sport Greco-Roman wrestling
ClubProgresul Bucuresti
Steaua București [1]
Coached by Dumitru Pârvulescu
Gheorghe Suteu [1]
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Olympic Games
Olympic rings.svg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1980 Moscow 100 kg
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles 100 kg
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Katowice 100 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Budapest 100 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Clermont-Ferrand 100 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1979 Bucharest 100 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1980 Prievidza100 kg
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Tampere100 kg

Vasile Andrei (born 28 July 1955) is a retired heavyweight wrestler from Romania. He competed in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1980 and a gold medal in 1984. At the 1984 Olympics he also placed sixth in freestyle wrestling, [2] and in 1980 and 1988 served as flag bearer for Romania at the opening ceremony. [3] At the world and European championships he won six medals in Greco-Roman wrestling between 1979 and 1987. [4]

Andrei took up wrestling at Progresul Bucuresti coached by Dumitru Pârvulescu and later moved to Steaua București. After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach, and in 2000 trained the Tunisian national team. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Vasile Andrei. Romanian Olympic Committee
  2. "Profile: Vasile Andrei". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  3. Romania. sports-reference.com
  4. Andrei, Vasile (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de