Viscopoleanu in 1968
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Born |
8 August 1939 (age 77) Storozhynets, Ukraine |
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Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Steaua Bucureşti | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Ion Vintila Ion Soter |
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Personal best(s) | 6.82 m (1968) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Viorica Viscopoleanu (née Belmega on 8 August 1939) is a retired Romanian long jumper. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1968, setting a new world record. At the European championships she won a silver medal outdoors in 1969 and two medals indoors, in 1970 and 1971. After retiring from competitions she worked as a coach at her club Steaua Bucureşti. Monica Iagăr was one of her trainees.