Danut Grecu
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Dănuţ Grecu (born 26 September 1950 in Bucharest
) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who specialized in rings
. In 1974 he became Romania’s first world champion in artistic gymnastics. He is a bronze Olympic medalist and a multiple world and European medalist on rings. Grecu represented Romania
at three Olympic Games
(1972, 1976 and 1980).
After retirement he was for many years the head coach of the Romanian national team of men's artistic gymnastics.
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who specialized in rings
Rings (gymnastics)
The rings, also known as still rings , is an artistic gymnastics apparatus and the event that uses it. It is traditionally used only by male gymnasts, due to its extreme upper-body strength requirements...
. In 1974 he became Romania’s first world champion in artistic gymnastics. He is a bronze Olympic medalist and a multiple world and European medalist on rings. Grecu represented Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
at three Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
(1972, 1976 and 1980).
After retirement he was for many years the head coach of the Romanian national team of men's artistic gymnastics.