Petru Iosub

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Petru Iosub in the 1980s

Petru Iosub (born June 16, 1961 in Fălticeni ) is a former Romanian rower and Olympic champion.

One month after his 19th birthday, Iosub took part in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow and finished fifth in the four-man without a helmsman . Two years later, Iosub and Daniel Voiculescu , two rowers from the 1980 Olympic boat, were present at the 1982 World Championships , plus Valer Toma and Constantin Airoaie . The Swiss won the world title ahead of the Soviet four and the Romanians. With the same line-up, the Romanians won the B-final at the 1983 World Championships and finished seventh overall.

For the 1984 Olympic Games , Iosub and Toma switched to the two without a helmsman . In this boat class, the Olympic boycott of the Eastern Bloc countries did not have such a clear impact , as the 1982 world champions and bronze medalists from Norway in 1983, Hans Magnus Grepperud and Sverre Løken, and the 1982 world championship third from the Netherlands competed. Iosub and Toma finished second behind the Norwegians in the second heat; in the semi-finals the Norwegians and the Romanians won their race, while the Dutch could not qualify for the A-final. The final then developed into a three-way battle between Norwegians, Romanians and the Spanish two-man. Ultimately, the Romanians won with a three-second lead over the Spaniards, with the Norwegians three seconds behind them in third.

The 1.91 m tall Petru Iosub and 1.87 m tall Valer Toma finished tenth and 1986 eighth at the 1985 World Championships . Then the international career of the two Olympic champions ended.

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SURNAME Iosub, Petru
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Romanian rower
DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Fălticeni