Mircea Grabovschi
Romanian handball player (1952–2024)
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Born | (1952-12-22)22 December 1952 Sighișoara, Romania[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 July 2024(2024-07-23) (aged 71) | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Handball | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Dinamo Bucharest[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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Mircea Grabovschi (sometimes spelled Grabovski or Grabowski; 22 December 1952 – 23 July 2024) was a Romanian handball player and coach. He won the world title in 1974 and a silver medal at the 1976 Olympics.[2] During his career he played 199 matches for the national team and scored 544 goals.[3]
After retiring from competitions he became a coach, managing among others HC Argeș.[4] He was an avid bridge player.[5]
Grabovschi died on 23 July 2024, at the age of 71.[6]
Honours and awards
- Honored Master of Sport ("Maestru emerit al sportului"), 1976
- Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of his hometown, Sighișoara, 2009.[7]
References
- ^ Mircea Grabovschi. sports-reference.com
- ^ a b Mircea Grabovschi. Romanian Olympic Committee
- ^ "Palmares" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ "Constantin Nicolescu și Cristian Gațu au premiat fostele glorii ale handbalului argeșean" (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ "Clasament ATOMIC Miercuri 18 Octombrie 2006 – Etapa 24" (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ "Mircea Grabovschi a murit. Marele handbalist, campion mondial în 1974, avea 71 de ani". Știrile ProTV (in Romanian). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Cetățeni de onoare" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
External links
- databaseOlympics profile
- World Bridge Federation profile
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