Simion Popescu
Olympic wrestler
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| Intro | Olympic wrestler | |
| Places | Romania | |
| is | Wrestler Athlete Amateur wrestler | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 11 August 1940 | |
| Age | 84 years |
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Simion Popescu (born 11 August 1940) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1972. At the world championships he won a gold medal in 1969, placing second in 1967 and 1970. After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach at the club Rapid Bucuresti.