Mountaineering in Romanian athletics. Rapid "father" of the athletes is dead. He was coach of Vali Ionescu and Rodica Mateescu

Mihai Zaharia died at the age of 75 years. A former major athlete from 1962 to 1974, Mihai Zaharia was National Jumping Champion in 1971. In his entire career, he represented Romania at 3 European Championships and 5 Balkan Games at the Olympic Games. 39; outside. In 1969, he became the first Romanian athlete who jumped more than 8.00 m in the long jump.

Mihai Zaharia is also identified with the most prolific period of the Rapid Sports Club. Between 1990 and 2011, he led the club's sports club, during which he won 10 trophies with the volleyball team, 3 trophies with the handball team including the City Cup and 4 titles with the men's polo team. With the exception of these titles, Mihai Zaharia had the merit of presenting them to CS Rapid Marian Oprea and Gabriela Szabo.

Although he entered the gullifers' history, Mihai Zaharia was expelled from the club scandal. Anca Boagiu, the former Minister of Transport, was dismissed in 2011.

In his coaching career, he led Vali Ionescu Caciureac to second place at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games at the jump test. lengthways.