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Ion Draica

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Ion Draica
Personal information
Born5 January 1958 (1958-01-05) (age 66)
Constanţa, Romania[1]
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubFarul Constanţa[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles 82 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1977 Gothenburg 82 kg
Gold medal – first place 1978 Mexico City 82 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Oslo 82 kg
Silver medal – second place 1982 Katowice 82 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 Bursa 82 kg
Gold medal – first place 1978 Sofia 82 kg
Gold medal – first place 1979 Bucharest 82 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Varna 82 kg
Silver medal – second place 1983 Budapest 82 kg

Ion Draica (born 5 January 1958) is a retired middleweight 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 Archived 16 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b 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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