Gheorghe Megelea
Gheorghe Megelea (born March 14, 1954 in Reșița ) is a Romanian athlete who was successful as a javelin thrower in the mid-1970s . He won an Olympic bronze medal.
Megelea became Romanian national champions three times in a row:
| year | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
| Width (m) | 77.04 | 79.52 | 82.16 |
He won his only international medal at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal . He exceeded the required qualification distance of 79 m with a throw of 80.26 m. In the final he achieved his personal best with 87.16 m, a distance that was only achieved on that day by the Hungarian Miklós Németh , who set a new world record with 94.58 m, and the Finn Hannu Siitonen , who with 87.92 m Silver won, was surpassed.
Megelea, whose best performance in 1975 was 83.64 m, threw an excellent series in Montreal with four throws over 82 m:
- 87.16-83.16-82.92-82.10
In 1977 he used a trip abroad to the UK to break away. Afterwards he moved to Canada.
Individual evidence
- ^ Romanian national championships on gbrathletics.com
- ↑ ARC / serbare cu ... emoţiile revederi ( Romanian ) Retrieved on March 14, 2014.
Web links
- Gheorghe Megelea in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Megelea, Gheorghe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian athlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reșița |