Simion Popescu (born 11 August 1940) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler from

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 ...

. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1972. At the world championships he won a gold medal in 1969, placing second in 1967 and 1970. After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach at the club Rapid Bucuresti.Simion Popescu

Romanian Olympic Committee The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee ( ro, Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român, COSR) is responsible for Romania's participation in the Olympic Games. History The Romanian Olympic Committee ( ro, Comitetul Olimpic Român) was formed in 1 ...

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1940 births Living people Olympic wrestlers of Romania Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Romanian male sport wrestlers Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics 20th-century Romanian people {{Romania-wrestling-bio-stub