Viorica Viscopoleanu | |
Birth Name: | Belmega |
Birth Place: | Storojineț, Kingdom of Romania[1] |
Height: | 164 cm |
Weight: | 55 kg |
Club: | CSA Steaua București |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Long jump |
Pb: | 6.82 m (1968) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Viorica Viscopoleanu (née Belmega on 8 August 1939) is a retired Romanian long jumper athlete. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1968, setting a new world record.[1] At the European championships she won a silver medal outdoors in 1969 and two medals indoors, in 1970 (gold) and 1971 (bronze). After retiring from competitions she worked as a coach at her club Steaua București. Monica Iagăr was one of her trainees.