Moise Crăciun

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameMoise•Crăciun
Used nameMoise•Crăciun
Born2 June 1927 in Săcele, BrașovROU
AffiliationsSteaua București — București (Bucharest), BucureștiROU
NOCRomaniaROU

Biography

Moise Crăciun, the winner of nine-time Romanian championship titles, was a member of the Romanian ski team at the 1952 Oslo Olympics, competing in the 4 × 10 kilometres relay and 18 kilometres event. He was the younger brother of cross-country skier and nordic combined compeitor Cornel Crăciun. Crăciun was later a ski coach in the 1960s and 1970s for Steagul Roşu Bra­şov, and was given the title master of sports. His son, also named Cornel Crăciun, competed in youth championships in the early 1970s.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1952 Winter Olympics Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) ROU Moise Crăciun
18 kilometres, Men (Olympic) =61
Relay, Men (Olympic) Romania 10

Olympic family relations