| Dan Grecu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Grecu in 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Dănuț Grecu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1950-09-26)26 September 1950 Bucharest, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 December 2024(2024-12-12) (aged 74) Brașov, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CS Dinamo București | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Octav Ungureanu Mircea Badulescu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dănuț Grecu (26 September 1950 – 12 December 2024) was a Romanian artistic gymnast who specialised in rings. In 1974 he became Romania’s first world champion in artistic gymnastics and was named Romanian Athlete of the Year. Grecu competed at the 1972, 1976, and 1980 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1976; he had to withdraw from the 1980 Olympics due to a muscle tear sustained on the rings. In addition to his 1974 gold medal he won two world and two European medals on the rings. He retired due to injuries to his shoulder and biceps sustained in training while preparing to the 1980 Olympics.
Grecu was one of five siblings of a border guard officer. At the age of 12 he took up gymnastics because he loved climbing anything hanging around, like ropes and tree branches. After retiring from competitions Grecu had a long career as gymnastics coach with the national team. Grecu was married to a fellow gymnastics coach Elena Grecu. They had two children: a daughter Simona and a son Bogdan.
Grecu died on 12 December 2024, at the age of 74.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dan Grecu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011.
- ^ Danut Grecu. Romanian Olympic Committee
- Gymn-Forum Dănuț Grecu
- Gymn-Forum 1975 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men’s Events Finals
- Gymn-Forum 1973 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men’s Events Finals
- ^ Despre mine. dangrecu.ro
- Dima, Maria (13 December 2024). "Dan Grecu, fostul mare gimnast al României, a murit la 74 de ani". EVZ. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
External links
- DanGrecu.ro (official website) (in Romanian)
- Danut Grecu at the International Gymnastics Federation
- Danut Grecu at Olympics.com
- Dănuț Grecu at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (archive)
- Dan Grecu at Olympedia (archive)
Not awarded
- 1950 births
- 2024 deaths
- Gymnasts from Bucharest
- Gymnasts at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Romanian male artistic gymnasts
- Olympic gymnasts for Romania
- Olympic bronze medalists for Romania
- Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- World champion gymnasts
- European champions in gymnastics
- Romanian gymnastics coaches
- Olympic medalists in gymnastics
- Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Summer World University Games medalists in gymnastics
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Romania
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Romania
- Competitors at the 1973 Summer Universiade
- Competitors at the 1977 Summer Universiade
- 20th-century Romanian sportsmen