Petre Ceapura

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Petre Ceapura
Personal information
Born12 July 1942 (1942-07-12) (age 81)
Jurilovca, Romania[1]
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubCS Dinamo București[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Munich Coxed pair
World Rowing Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 St. Catharines Coxed pair
European Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Vichy Coxed four
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Klagenfurt Coxed pair
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Moscow Coxed pair

Petre Ceapura (born 12 July 1942) is a retired Romanian rower. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1980 Olympics in the coxed fours (1968) and coxed pairs (1972 and 1980) and won a bronze medal in 1972, placing fourth in 1980.[1] In 1970, he became the first world champion in rowing from Romania.[2][3] He also won three bronze medals at the European championships in 1967–1973.[4] After retiring from competitions, he worked as a coach at his club Dinamo București.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Petre Ceapura. Sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b c Petre Ceapura. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ^ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Zweier mit Steuermann – Herren. sport-komplett.de
  4. ^ Rudern – Europameisterschaften Zweier m. Stm., Vierer m.Stm.. sport-komplett.de

References[edit]

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Petre Ceapura". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.

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