Nicolae Vasile Pop (born January 3, 1951) is a

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

n former

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player who competed in the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

. He was born in

Hodac Hodac ( hu, Görgényhodák, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a Commune in Romania, commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Arșița (''Ársica''), Bicașu (''Bikás''), Dubiștea de Pădure (''Erdődubiste'' ...

. In 1980 he was part of the Romanian team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches.

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* 1951 births Living people People from Mureș County Romanian men's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players of Romania Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Olympic medalists in volleyball Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics {{Romania-volleyball-bio-stub