Viorica Viscopoleanu

	Viscopoleanu in 1968
Personal information
Birth name	Belmega
Born	8 August 1939 (age 86); Storojineț, Kingdom of Romania
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long jump
Club	CSA Steaua București
Coached by	Ion Vintila; Ion Soter;
Achievements and titles
Personal best	6.82 m (1968)
Medal record
Representing Romania
Olympic Games
European Championships
European Indoor Championships
Representing Romania
Olympic Games
European Championships
European Indoor Championships
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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

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "Viorica Viscopoleanu". COSR.ro (in Romanian). Romanian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2016.