Dumitru Velicu (26 October 1930 – 1997) was a Romanian

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and Olympic medalist. He was born in

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. He competed in dressage at the 1980 Summer Olympics in

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, where he won a bronze medal with the Romanian team, along with Anghelache Donescu and Petre Roşca. He placed twelfth in individual dressage at the 1980 Olympics.

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* 1930 births 1997 deaths Sportspeople from Râmnicu Vâlcea Romanian male equestrians Romanian dressage riders Olympic equestrians of Romania Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Equestrians at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics {{Romania-equestrian-bio-stub