Viorica Viscopoleanu

Viorica Viscopoleanu 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.

8 August 1939

Born on the same birth date (8 August 1939): Alexander Watson (diplomat) • Jana Andrsová

Born on the same birth day (8 August): Anita Włodarczyk • Brian Harvey • Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham • Conrad Lycosthenes • Faye Wong • George Turner (Australian politician) • Jan Pieńkowski • Jostein Gaarder • Kane Williamson • Larisa Bogoraz • Laurent Belissen • Louis Saha • Marcelo Balboa • Margaret Urban Walker • Mick Moss • Mohamed Morsi • Pat Noonan • Paul Taylor (cricketer, born 1964) • Roger Federer • Sarat Pujari • Stephen Walkom • Sudhakar Rao • Terry Nation • William Asher

Born in the same month (August 1939): Alexander Watson (diplomat) • Benjamin Barber • Frankie Ford • Ginger Baker • James Mancham • Jana Andrsová • Jayakumar • John Badham • John W. Snow • Roy Romanow • The Mighty Hannibal