Vasile Andrei

Vasile Andrei
Andrei at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1955-07-28) 28 July 1955 (age 69)
Albeşti, Romania
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubProgresul Bucuresti
Steaua București[1]
Coached byDumitru Pârvulescu
Gheorghe Suteu[1]
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow 100 kg
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles 100 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1982 Katowice 100 kg
Silver medal – second place 1986 Budapest 100 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Clermont-Ferrand 100 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Bucharest 100 kg
Silver medal – second place 1980 Prievidza 100 kg
Silver medal – second place 1987 Tampere 100 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]

  1. ^ a b c Vasile Andrei. Romanian Olympic Committee
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