Ioan Gherghel

Romanian swimmer
Ioan Gherghel
Personal information
Full nameIoan Ştefan Gherghel
Nationality Romania
Born (1978-08-18) August 18, 1978 (age 45)
Baia Mare, Maramureş, Romania
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
College teamAlabama Crimson Tide (USA)
CoachDon Wagner (USA)
Medal record
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Madrid 200 fly
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Helsinki 200 fly
SC Worlds
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Moscow 200 fly
Silver medal – second place 2004 Indianapolis 200 fly
SC Europeans
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Riesa 200 fly
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Vienna 100 fly
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Vienna 200 fly

Ioan Ştefan Gherghel (born August 8, 1978 in Baia Mare, Maramureş, Romania)[1] is an Olympic butterfly swimmer from Romania. He swam for Romania at three consecutive Olympics: 2000, 2004 and 2008.[2]

At the 2000 European Championships, he won his first international medal: a bronze in the 200 butterfly, clocking 1:58.54.

International Press

  • NCAA champion and three-time Olympian Stefan Gherghel joins The Sun Devils team as a coach
  • Stefan Gherghel brings his experience as one of the fastest athletes in the history of collegiate swimming
  • Stefan Gherghel sets UA record and wins NCAA race
  • Stefan Ghergel NCAA Champ
  • Gherghel Wins NCAA 200 Butterfly Championship
  • watch Stefan Gherghel in Beijing at the Summer Olympics

Videos

  • Stefan Gherghel and Alex Coci in the "Morning Swim Show"
  • Stefan Gherghel si Razvan Florea on "How to create champions" by Andreea Raducan part I
  • Stefan Gherghel si Razvan Florea on "How to create champions" by Andreea Raducan part II
  • Stefan Gherghel si Razvan Florea on "How to create champions" by Andreea Raducan part III
  • Stefan Gherghel si Razvan Florea on "How to create champions" by Andreea Raducan part IV

References

  1. ^ (in Romanian) Profile of Gherghel on the website of the Romanian Olympic & Sport Committee; retrieved 2011-08-02.
  2. ^ sports-reference Gherghel's entry from www.sports-reference.com
  • http://espn.go.com/oly/summer08/fanguide/athlete?id=16429
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20130922092628/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gh/stefan-gherghel-1.html
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185948/http://www.mysportrecords.com/userstemp/7dac63de19
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20140104233330/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=63461/bio/index.html
  • http://www.cosr.ro/sportiv/ioan-stefan-gherghel
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