Viorica Viscopoleanu

Viorica Viscopoleanu

Viscopoleanu in 1968
Personal information
Born	8 August 1939 (1939-08-08) (age 77) Storozhynets, Ukraine[1]
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Long jump
Club	Steaua Bucureşti
Coached by	Ion Vintila Ion Soter[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	6.82 m (1968)
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Long jump European Championships 1969 Athens Long jump European Indoor Championships 1970 Vienna Long jump 1971 Sofia Long jump

Viorica Viscopoleanu (née Belmega on 8 August 1939) is a retired Romanian long jumper. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1968, setting a new world record.^[1] At the European championships she won a silver medal outdoors in 1969 and two medals indoors, in 1970 and 1971. After retiring from competitions she worked as a coach at her club Steaua Bucureşti. Monica Iagăr was one of her trainees.^[2]

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