Doru Frîncu or Doru Francu-Cioclei (born 5 May 1954) is a Romanian

bobsledder Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...

. He competed in the four man event at the

1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ...

. Frîncu was coach to the Australian Olympic bobsleigh team from as early as 1989 through 2006. His mentees included

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. Since 2009, Frîncu has taught physical education at

Glenunga International High School Glenunga International High School (GIHS), formerly Glenunga High School (GHS), is a publicly-funded international school in Adelaide, South Australia. It is located approximately south-east of the Adelaide city centre in the suburb of Glenu ...

, South Australia.

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* 1954 births Living people Romanian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Romania Bobsledders at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Mehedinți County {{Romania-bobsleigh-bio-stub