Viorica Viscopoleanu

Olympic athlete

1939 –

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Who is Viorica Viscopoleanu?

Viorica Viscopoleanu is a Romanian athlete who competed mainly in the long jump.

She was born in Budinet, then in Romania, now in Ukraine.

Viscopoleanu competed for Romania at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the women's long jump event. She won the gold medal with a jump of 6.82 which bettered the world record set by Mary Rand at the previous Olympics.

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Born
Aug 8, 1939
Romania
Nationality
  • Romania

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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