Valeriu Bularcă
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Valeriu•Bularcă |
| Used name | Valeriu•Bularcă |
| Born | 14 February 1931 in Întorsura Buzăului, Covasna (ROU) |
| Died | 7 February 2017 (aged 85 years 11 months 21 days) in Brașov, Brașov (ROU) |
| Measurements | 174 cm / 73 kg |
| NOC |  Romania |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 0 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Valeriu Bularcă was the first Romanian to win a major international medal in wrestling, earning a bronze at the 1958 World Championships. He improved that in 1961 when he became World Champion in Greco-Roman at 73 kg. Bularcă competed at two Olympic Games, winning a silver medal in 1964. He was a six-time Romanian Champion. Bularcă started wrestling with CS Steagu Red Braşov but later moved to CS Dinamo Braşov. He later became a wrestling coach with CS Steagu Red Braşov and was made an Honored Master of Sports in Romania.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Wrestling | ROU |
Valeriu Bularcă | |||
| Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) | =15 | |||||
| Welterweight, Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
| 1964 Summer Olympics | Wrestling | ROU |
Valeriu Bularcă | |||
| Lightweight, Greco-Roman, Men (Olympic) | 2 | Silver |