Adrian Proteasa (born 1 March 1959) is a retired
Romania
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high jumper.
Proteasa won the
bronze medal at the
1980 European Indoor Championships and finished seventh at the
1980 Olympic Games. He became national champion five times in a row, from 1977 through 1981.
His personal best jump outdoors was 2.26 metres, achieved in July 1980 in
Bucharest
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On the indoor track he jumped 2.29 metres, in
Sindelfingen
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History
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1980.
World men's all-time best high jump indoor (last updated 2001)
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Proteasa is currently a high jumping coach based in Norway
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References
1959 births
Living people
Romanian male high jumpers
Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for Romania
Romanian athletics coaches
Place of birth missing (living people)
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