Mircea Grabovschi (sometimes spelled Grabovski or Grabowski; 22 December 1952 – 2002) was a

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

n handball player and coach. He won the world title in 1974 and a silver medal at the 1976 Olympics. During his career he played 199 matches for the

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and scored 544 goals. After retiring from competitions he became a coach, managing among others HC Argeș. He was an avid

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player.

Honors and awards

* ''Honored Master of Sport'' ("Maestru emerit al sportului"), 1976 * ''Cetățean de onoare'' ("Honorary Citizen") of his hometown, Sighișoara, 2009.

References

External links

databaseOlympics profile

World Bridge Federation profile
1952 births 2002 deaths Romanian male handball players CS Dinamo București (men's handball) players Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Romania Olympic silver medalists for Romania Olympic medalists in handball People from Sighișoara Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Mureș County {{Romania-Olympic-medalist-stub