Mircea Grabovschi
Personal information
Born22 December 1952
Sighișoara, Romania[1]
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
SportHandball
ClubDinamo Bucharest[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1974 East Germany Team

Mircea Grabovschi (sometimes spelled Grabovski or Grabowski; 22 December 1952) 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]

Honors and awards

  • Honored Master of Sport ("Maestru emerit al sportului"), 1976
  • Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of his hometown, Sighișoara, 2009.[6]

References

  1. Mircea Grabovschi. sports-reference.com
  2. 1 2 Mircea Grabovschi. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. "Palmares" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. "Constantin Nicolescu și Cristian Gațu au premiat fostele glorii ale handbalului argeșean" (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  5. "Clasament ATOMIC Miercuri 18 Octombrie 2006 – Etapa 24" (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  6. "Cetățeni de onoare" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2014.


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