![]() Groapă at the 1984 Olympics | ||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Born | 23 March 1955 (1955-03-23) (age 69) Cârlig, Romania[1] | |||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||
Club | Steagul Rosu CSA Steaua București[2] | |||||||||||
Coached by | Gheorghe Piticaru Stefan Achim[2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Vasile Groapă (born 23 March 1955) is a retired Romanian heavyweight weightlifter. He competed at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1984.[1][3][4] He retired in 1987 after an injury sustained while training.[2]