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Ion Draica

1958 - Today

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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ion Draica is the 2,391st most popular athlete (down from 2,210th in 2024), the 563rd most popular biography from Romania (down from 545th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Romanian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ion Draica ranks 2,391 out of 6,025. Before him are István Timár, Brian Lewis, Erland Herkenrath, Vyacheslav Ivanenko, Richard Louis Duckett, and Joachim Kunz. After him are Yelena Yelesina, Mary Washburn, Nataliya Dobrynska, Aleksandr Kabanov, Olena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova, and Joan Benoit.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Ion Draica ranks 587. Before him are Flemming Rasmussen, Kathrin Schmidt, María Elena Moyano, Mick Harvey, Nigel Stepney, and Siti Musdah Mulia. After him are Lev Psakhis, Euzhan Palcy, Paul Whitehouse, Meredith Brooks, Pascal Jolyot, and Joan Severance.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Ion Draica ranks 563 out of 844. Before him are Olga Homeghi (1958), Daniela Costian (1965), Ilan Gilon (1956), Vali Ionescu (1960), Mircea Fulger (1959), and Dumitru Stângaciu (1964). After him are Kalinikos Kreanga (1972), Mihaela Loghin (1952), Iosif Rotariu (1962), Sorana Cîrstea (1990), Ovidiu Hațegan (1980), and Marioara Popescu (1962).

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Among ATHLETES In Romania

Among athletes born in Romania, Ion Draica ranks 43. Before him are Maria Fricioiu (1960), Petru Iosub (1961), Nicu Vlad (1963), Olga Homeghi (1958), Daniela Costian (1965), and Vali Ionescu (1960). After him are Mihaela Loghin (1952), Marioara Popescu (1962), Felicia Țilea-Moldovan (1967), Anișoara Sorohan (1963), Rodica Arba (1962), and Valeria Răcilă (1957).

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