Mircea Grabovschi (sometimes spelled Grabovski or Grabowski; 22 December 1952) 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]

Mircea Grabovschi
Personal information
Born22 December 1952
Sighișoara, Romania[1]
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
SportHandball
ClubDinamo Bucharest[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Montreal Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1974 East Germany Team

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

Honors and awards edit

  • Honored Master of Sport ("Maestru emerit al sportului"), 1976
  • Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of his hometown, Sighișoara, 2009.[6]

References edit

  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. ^ "Cetățeni de onoare" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2014.

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