Viorica Viscopoleanu (née Belmega, born 8 August 1939) is a retired Romanian long jumper athlete. 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 (gold) and 1971 (bronze). After retiring from competitions she worked as a coach at her club Steaua București. Monica Iagăr was one of her trainees.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Viorica Viscopoleanu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Viorica Viscopoleanu". COSR.ro (in Romanian). Romanian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2016.


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