Great Olympians

Biographies - CIO


Marioara Ciobanu

always competed under her married name of

Marioara Popescu

B. 1962-11-09, Corlateni, Romania
Rowing (2 gold)
1984 1988 1996 HP
Single Sculls fifth 2250
Double Sculls gold 12000
Eights gold 4800
19050

When Marioara Ciobanu-Popescu (1),Veronica Cogeanu-Cochela (4), Elisabeta Oleniuc-Lipa (5), Ioana Olteanu (1), Elena Georgescu (1), Doina Ignat (1) and 3 new rowers stepped into the Eight at Atlanta, they had already won 13 medals between them. They outpaced the Canadians by over 4 seconds to win another gold and lift them high up the Great Olympian tables.


Dumitru Ciobotaru

B. 1927-01-08, Galați, Romania
Boxing
1952 HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-81 kg) R2 79.13
79.13


Gheorghe Ciobotaru

B. 1953-12-14, Galați, Romania
Greco-Roman Wrestling
1976 HP
Men's Welterweight (-74 kg) sixth 960
960


Mihai Cioc

B. 1961-06-14, Turnu Măgurele, Romania
Judo (1 bronze)
1980 1984 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+95 kg) R2 42.6
Men's Open Class bronze 2080
2122.6


Constantin Ciocan

B. 1943-07-28, represented Romania
Cycling - Road
1964 HP
Men's Road Race 58th -7.38
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial 9th 120
120.0000000384


Gheorghe Ciochină

B. 1951-06-13, represented Romania
Boxing
1976 HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg) QF 861
861


Șerban Ciochină

B. 1939-11-30, București, Romania
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 1968 HP
Men's Triple Jump fifth 13th 1538.4
1538.4


Mario Ciocco

represented Switzerland
Shooting
1948 HP
Men's Free Rifle 11th 96
Men's Small−Bore Rifle 56th -
96.00


Walter Ciofani

B. 1962-02-17, Sedan, France
Athletics - Track & Field
1984 HP
Men's Hammer Throw seventh 600
600


Valentina Cioltan

B. 1952-01-04, Berchișești, Romania
Athletics - Track & Field
1972 HP
Women's Shot Put 13th 38.4
38.4


Vittorio Cioni

B. 1900-10-12, San Romano, Italy; D. 1981-09-29
Rowing (1 silver)
1932 HP
Men's Eights silver 2000
2000


Dragomir A. Cioroslan

B. 1954-05-15, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Weightlifting (1 bronze)
1976 1980 1984 HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) disq. fifth bronze 5340
5340

In 1976, he was disqualified for using Fencanfamine.


Drago Ciotti

B. 1905-10-19, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1974-03-17
Gymnastics (1 bronze)
1928 HP
Men's Individual Combined (9 events) 45th -
Men's Team Combined bronze 640
Men's Vault 41st -
Men's Parallel Bars 47th -
Men's Horizontal Bar 52nd -
Men's Rings 37th -
Men's Pommeled Horse 51st -
640

There is nothing to go on to attribute a nationality to this athlete, but since the other seven gymnasts on the Yugoslav team are Slovenian, I assume the same for Ciotti.


Written 2002-10-28 - last modified 2024-01-17

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