Ștefan Tașnadi

The native form of this personal name is Tasnádi István. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Ștefan Tașnadi
Tasnadi at the 1984 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1953-03-21)21 March 1953
Cluj, Romania[1]
Died28 February 2018(2018-02-28) (aged 64)
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight110 kg (243 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
ClubAS Clujana[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles 110 kg

Ștefan Tașnadi (Hungarian: István Tasnádi, 21 March 1953 – 28 February 2018) was a Romanian heavyweight weightlifter who competed in the 1980 and 1984 Olympics winning a silver medal in 1984. [1][3][4][5]

Tașnadi took up lifting in 1970 at a sports school and from 1976 to 1984 was a member of the national team. He retired in 1984 to become a weightlifting coach at AS Clujana and CS Universitatea Cluj.[2] He also served as an international weightlifting referee.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Stefan Tasnadi". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b Ștefan Tașnadi. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ^ John Nauright; Charles Parrish (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-59884-300-2. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Stefan Tasnadi". chidlovski.net.
  5. ^ Elhunyt Tasnádi István kolozsvári súlyemelő olimpikon (in Hungarian)
  6. ^ Weightlifter from Cluj István Tasnádi, silver medalist at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, 1984
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