Horațiu Nicolau

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Horaţiu Nicolau (5 July 1933 –)[1] was a Romanian volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]

Horaţiu Nicolau
Personal information
NationalityRomanian
Born(1933-07-05)5 July 1933
Fălciu, Romania
Died21 June 2018(2018-06-21) (aged 84)
Sport
SportVolleyball
ClubCS Rapid București
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing  Romania
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1956 France Team
Silver medal – second place 1966 Czechoslovakia Team
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Brazil Team
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Soviet Union Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1963 Romania Team
Silver medal – second place 1955 Romania Team
Silver medal – second place 1958 Czechoslovakia Team
A black and white image of Horațiu Nicolau participating in the 1955 European championship of Volleyball
Horațiu Nicolau in 1955 European championship of Volleyball

After retiring as a player he coached teams in Belgium.

References

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  1. ^ "Odihnește-te în pace Horațiu Nicolau!". clubulrapid.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Horaţiu Nicolau Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2019.