Viorica Viscopoleanu

Viorica Viscopoleanu
Viscopoleanu in 1968
Personal information
Birth nameBelmega
Born8 August 1939 (1939-08-08) (age 85)
Storojineț, Kingdom of Romania[1]
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
ClubCSA Steaua București
Coached by
  • Ion Vintila
  • Ion Soter[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best6.82 m (1968)
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Long jump
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1969 Athens Long jump
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Vienna Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Sofia Long jump

Viorica Viscopoleanu (née Belmega, born 8 August 1939) is a retired Romanian long jumper athlete. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1968, setting a new world record.[1] At the European championships she won a silver medal outdoors in 1969 and two medals indoors, in 1970 (gold) and 1971 (bronze). After retiring from competitions she worked as a coach at her club Steaua București. Monica Iagăr was one of her trainees.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Viorica Viscopoleanu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Viorica Viscopoleanu". COSR.ro (in Romanian). Romanian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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