Ion Draica (born 5 January 1958) is a retired middleweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He won the world title in 1978, the European title in 1977–1979 and an Olympic gold medal in 1984.[3]
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| Born | 5 January 1958 (age 68) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Farul Constanţa[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Draica spent his entire career with the club Farul Constanţa, and after retiring from competitions became its president. In 2000 he was also appointed as president of Romanian Federation of Wrestling.[2] In parallel he was involved in questionable business activities, which resulted in large debts and divorce with his wife Daniela.[4]
Draica was sentenced to three years in prison for fraud and tax evasion, but served a reduced sentence due to health issues.[5]
References
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- ↑ Ion Draica Archived 16 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
- 1 2 Ion Draica. Romanian Olympic Committee
- ↑ Draica, Ion (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ↑ Ion Draica, de pe podiumul olimpic la tribunal. adevarul.ro (3 July 2003)
- ↑ "Olympedia – Olympians Who Were Sent to Prison". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
External links
edit- Ion Draica at the International Wrestling Database
- Ion Draica at the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in Romanian)
- Ion Draica at Olympedia
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