Gheorghe Gruia
Encyclopedia
Gheorghe Gruia (born October 2, 1940 in Bucharest
) is a former Romania
n handball
player and world champion in handball
. He won the gold medal in the 1964 World Men's Handball Championship
and the 1970 World Men's Handball Championship
. In 1972 Summer Olympics
he won the bronze medal with the Romanian team. Gruia currently resides in Mexico City
, Mexico
and works as a coach and an official in this sport.
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
) is a former Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player and world champion in handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
. He won the gold medal in the 1964 World Men's Handball Championship
1964 World Men's Handball Championship
The 1964 World Championship for men in team handball was the 5th World Handball Championship. It was held in Czechoslovakia.-Final standings:-Preliminary Round:GROUP AGROUP BGROUP CGROUP D-Main Round:...
and the 1970 World Men's Handball Championship
1970 World Men's Handball Championship
The 1970 World Championship for men in team handball was the 7th World Handball Championship. It was held in France.-Final standings:# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # -Preliminary Round:GROUP AGROUP B...
. In 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
he won the bronze medal with the Romanian team. Gruia currently resides in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and works as a coach and an official in this sport.
See also
- Romania national handball teamRomania national handball teamThe Romania national handball team is the national handball team of Romania. Controlled by the Romanian Handball Federation it represents Romania in international matches....
- World Men's Handball ChampionshipWorld Men's Handball ChampionshipThe World Championship in team handball for men has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1938.- History :In 1938, the first indoor handball world championship was played in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany on 5 February and 6 February...
- 1970 World Men's Handball Championship1970 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 1970 World Championship for men in team handball was the 7th World Handball Championship. It was held in France.-Final standings:# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # -Preliminary Round:GROUP AGROUP B...
- 1964 World Men's Handball Championship1964 World Men's Handball ChampionshipThe 1964 World Championship for men in team handball was the 5th World Handball Championship. It was held in Czechoslovakia.-Final standings:-Preliminary Round:GROUP AGROUP BGROUP CGROUP D-Main Round:...
- Romania at the 1972 Summer OlympicsRomania at the 1972 Summer OlympicsRomania competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 159 competitors, 132 men and 27 women, took part in 102 events in 16 sports.- Gold:* Ivan Patzaichin — Canoeing, Men's C1 1,000m Canadian Singles...