Andrei Socaci

Andrei Socaci
Personal information
Born19 June 1966 (1966-06-19) (age 59)
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubUnirea Alba IuliaOlimpia BucureștiCS Dinamo București[2]
Coached byStefan Sturza

Andrei Socaci (born 19 June 1966) is a retired Romanian weightlifter. After winning a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics as a lightweight[3] he moved up to the middleweight division and won nine medals at the world and European championships between 1985 and 1992, including the European title in 1991.[4] After retiring from competition he stayed as a coach with his last club CS Dinamo București.[2]

References

  1. ^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Andrei Socaci". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ abAndrei Socaci. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ^John Nauright; Charles Parrish (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-59884-300-2. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ^Andrei Socaci. chidlovski.net