Viorica Viscopoleanu

Viorica Viscopoleanu (née Belmega, born 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.^[2]

Viorica Viscopoleanu

Viscopoleanu in 1968
Personal information
Birth name	Belmega
Born	8 August 1939 (1939-08-08) (age 85) Storojineț, Kingdom of Romania[1]
Height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long jump
Club	CSA Steaua București
Coached by	Ion Vintila Ion Soter[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best	6.82 m (1968)
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Long jump European Championships 1969 Athens Long jump European Indoor Championships 1970 Vienna Long jump 1971 Sofia Long jump