Viorica Viscopoleanu

{{short description|Romanian long jumper (born 1939)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Viorica Viscopoleanu

| image = Viorica Viscopoleanu 1968.jpg

| caption = Viscopoleanu in 1968

| birth_name = Belmega

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|8 August 1939}}

| birth_place = Storojineț, Kingdom of Romania{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Viorica Viscopoleanu |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vi/viorica-viscopoleanu-1.html |access-date=1 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204035715/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vi/viorica-viscopoleanu-1.html |archive-date=4 December 2016}}

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 164 cm

| weight = 55 kg

| club = CSA Steaua București

| sport = Athletics

| coach = {{ubl|Ion Vintila|Ion Soter{{cite web |url=http://www.cosr.ro/sportiv/viorica-viscopoleanu2 |title=Viorica Viscopoleanu |website=COSR.ro |language=ro |publisher=Romanian Olympic Committee |access-date=1 October 2016 |archive-date=8 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708103947/http://www.cosr.ro/sportiv/viorica-viscopoleanu2 |url-status=dead }}}}

| event = Long jump

| pb = 6.82 m (1968)

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{ROM|1947}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold| 1968 Mexico City|Long jump}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalSilver| 1969 Athens|Long jump}}

{{Medal|Competition|European Indoor Championships}}

{{MedalGold|1970 Vienna|Long jump}}

{{MedalBronze|1971 Sofia|Long jump}}

}}

Viorica Viscopoleanu (née Belmega, born 8 August 1939) is a retired Romanian long jumper athlete. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1968, setting a new world record. At the European championships she won a silver medal outdoors in 1969 and two medals indoors, in 1970 (gold) and 1971 (bronze). After retiring from competitions she worked as a coach at her club Steaua București. Monica Iagăr was one of her trainees.

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