Mircea Grabovschi (sometimes spelled Grabovski or Grabowski; 22 December 1952 – 23 July 2024) was a Romanian handball player and coach. He won the world title in 1974 and a silver medal at the 1976 Olympics.[2] During his career he played 199 matches for the national team and scored 544 goals.[3]

After retiring from competitions he became a coach, managing among others HC Argeș.[4] He was an avid bridge player.[5]

Grabovschi died on 23 July 2024, at the age of 71.[6]

Honours and awards

  • Honored Master of Sport ("Maestru emerit al sportului"), 1976
  • Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of his hometown, Sighișoara, 2009.[7]

References

  1. ^ Mircea Grabovschi. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ a b Mircea Grabovschi. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ^ "Palmares" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Constantin Nicolescu și Cristian Gațu au premiat fostele glorii ale handbalului argeșean" (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Clasament ATOMIC Miercuri 18 Octombrie 2006 – Etapa 24" (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Mircea Grabovschi a murit. Marele handbalist, campion mondial în 1974, avea 71 de ani". Știrile ProTV (in Romanian). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Cetățeni de onoare" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2014.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mircea_Grabovschi
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