Ion Draica

Ion Draica
Personal information
Born 5 January 1958 (1958-01-05) (age 58)
Constanţa, Romania[1]
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
Sport Greco-Roman wrestling
Club Farul Constanţa[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles -82 kg
World Championships
1977 Gothenburg -82 kg
1978 Mexico City -82 kg
1981 Oslo -82 kg
1982 Katowice -82 kg
European Championships
1977 Bursa -82 kg
1978 Sofia -82 kg
1979 Bucharest -82 kg
1982 Varna -82 kg
1983 Budapest -82 kg

Ion Draica (born 5 January 1958) is a retired miidleweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He won the world title in 1978, the European title in 1977–1979 and an Olympic gold medal in 1984.[3]

Draica spent his entire career with the club Farul Constanţa, and after retiring from competitions became its president. In 2000 he was also appointed as president of Romanian Federation of Wrestling.[2] In parallel he was involved in questionable business activities, which resulted in large debts and divorce with his wife Daniela.[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Ion Draica. sports-reference.com
  2. 1 2 Ion Draica. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ↑ Draica, Ion (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  4. ↑ Ion Draica, de pe podiumul olimpic la tribunal. adevarul.ro (3 July 2003)


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