Ștefan Rusu

Ştefan Rusu (born 2 February 1956) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He competed at the 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics and won a silver, a gold and a bronze medal, respectively.[1] He also won world titles in different weight divisions in 1978 and 1982 and European titles in 1978–1981 and 1985.[2] After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach in Romania and in Turkey.[3]

Ștefan Rusu

Rusu at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born	2 February 1956 (age 65) Rădăuţi, Romania[1]
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Metalul București CSA Steaua București CS Dinamo București[3]
Coached by	Virgil Gherasim Ion Cernea Pavel Nicolae Simion Popescu[2]
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1976 Montreal -68 kg 1980 Moscow -68 kg 1984 Los Angeles -74 kg World Championships 1978 Mexico City -68 kg 1981 Oslo -68 kg 1982 Katowice -74 kg 1985 Kolbotn -74 kg European Championships 1976 Leningrad -68 kg 1977 Bursa -68 kg 1978 Sofia -68 kg 1979 Bucharest -68 kg 1980 Prievidza -68 kg 1981 Gothenburg -68 kg 1983 Budapest -74 kg 1985 Leipzig -74 kg

References

1. Ștefan Rusu. sports-reference.com
2. Rusu, Stefan (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de
3. Stefan Rusu. Romanian Olympic Committee

External links

• Ștefan Rusu at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Stefan Rusu at the International Olympic Committee
• Ștefan Rusu at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian)