He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1964.

In 1961 he became the first Romanian wrestler to win a world title.

[2][3] Domestically he collected six national titles between 1957 and 1964.

After retiring from competitions he worked as a wrestling coach at CS Steagu Roșu in Brașov.

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