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Dimitrie Popescu

1961 - 2023

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Dimitrie Popescu (10 September 1961 – 11 November 2023) was a Romanian rower. He competed in various events at the 1984, 1988, 1992 and 1996 Olympics and won one gold, two silver and one bronze medal. He won the same set of medals at the world championships in 1985–1996. After retiring from competition he worked as a coach for CSA Steaua. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Dimitrie Popescu is the 2,122nd most popular athlete (down from 393rd in 2024), the 519th most popular biography from Romania (down from 314th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Romanian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Dimitrie Popescu ranks 2,122 out of 6,025. Before him are Roberto Hernández, Zhang Liang, Dagmar Neubauer, Sabine Braun, Pilar Roldán, and Manfred Klein. After him are Evelyne Hall, Valentyna Kozyr, Josef Ternström, Sammy Lee, Mary Rand, and Karl-Heinz Bußert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Dimitrie Popescu ranks 528. Before him are Michael O'Leary, Natalia Shaposhnikova, Troels Rasmussen, Andrei Khomutov, Daniel Castellani, and William Ayache. After him are María Barranco, Duan Yongping, Louise Mushikiwabo, Hannelore Kraft, Tatsuya Egawa, and Ville Virtanen. Among people deceased in 2023, Dimitrie Popescu ranks 511. Before him are Sylvia Syms, Vahidin Musemić, Peter-Michael Kolbe, Richard Moll, Helena Pilejczyk, and Bert I. Gordon. After him are Carole Cook, Nigel Lawson, Shiro Hashizume, Agneta Andersson, Ron Cephas Jones, and Odd Børre.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Dimitrie Popescu ranks 519 out of 844. Before him are Ștefan Rusu (1956), Elena Horvat (1958), Costică Dafinoiu (1954), Gabriela Szabo (1975), Mihai Tudose (1967), and Cristina Elena Grigoraș (1966). After him are Cristian Gațu (1945), Elisabeta Lipă (1964), Sevil Shhaideh (1964), Sorin Grindeanu (1973), Leonard Orban (1961), and Ion Alexe (1946).

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Among ATHLETES In Romania

Among athletes born in Romania, Dimitrie Popescu ranks 32. Before him are Sanda Toma (1956), Chira Apostol (1960), Fița Lovin (1951), Elena Horvat (1958), Costică Dafinoiu (1954), and Gabriela Szabo (1975). After him are Maria Ștefan (1954), Corneliu Ion (1951), Elena Georgescu (1964), Valer Toma (1957), Maria Fricioiu (1960), and Petru Iosub (1961).

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