Simion Popescu (born 11 August 1940) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1968. 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 (, COSR) is responsible for Romania's participation in the Olympic Games. History The Romanian Olympic Committee () was formed in 1914 in Bucharest. In 2004 it changed its name to ''Romanian Olympic an ...

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1940 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for 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 sportsmen Sportspeople from Caraș-Severin County {{Romania-wrestling-bio-stub