Mircea Grabovschi
Encyclopedia
Mircea Grabovschi (born December 22, 1952 in Sighişoara
) is a former Romania
n handball
player.
He won the gold medal in the 1974 World Men's Handball Championship
in 1974 and the silver medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics
as part of the Romanian handball team, having played all five matches and scoring 18 goals.
He used to play for Dinamo Bucharest
.
He played 199 matches for the national team and scored 544 goals.
Grabovschi is an avid bridge
player.
In 2009, he was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of his hometown, Sighișoara.
Sighisoara
Sighişoara is a city and municipality on the Târnava Mare River in Mureş County, Romania. Located in the historic region Transylvania, Sighişoara has a population of 27,706 ....
) is a former 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...
n handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player.
He won the gold medal in the 1974 World Men's Handball Championship
1974 World Men's Handball Championship
The 1974 World Championship for men in team handball was the 8th World Handball Championship. It was held in East Germany.-Teams:- Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:- Group 1:-Group 2:-3rd / 4th place:...
in 1974 and the silver medal in the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
as part of the Romanian handball team, having played all five matches and scoring 18 goals.
He used to play for Dinamo Bucharest
CS Dinamo Bucureşti (Handball)
Handbal Club Dinamo Municipal Călăraşi is a team handball club from Călăraşi, Romania. Before September 2011, when the team was moved to Călăraşi, they were known as H.C...
.
He played 199 matches for the national team and scored 544 goals.
Grabovschi is an avid bridge
Contract bridge
Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard deck of 52 playing cards played by four players in two competing partnerships with partners sitting opposite each other around a small table...
player.
In 2009, he was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of his hometown, Sighișoara.