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{{short description|Romanian discus thrower}}
[[File:Costel Grasu 1992.jpg|thumb|right|'''Costel Grasu''', 1992]]
'''Costel Grasu''' (born 5 June 1967 in [[Fetești]], [[Ialomița County|Ialomița]]) is a [[Romania]]n [[discus throw]]er.

He is perhaps best known for finishing fourth at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He also competed at the Olympics in 1996 and 2000, without reaching the final. Other achievements include gold medals at the [[Jeux de la Francophonie]] in 1994 and 1997 as well as gold medals at the [[Balkan Games]] in 1992 and 1997. His personal best throw is 67.08 metres, achieved in Snagov in May 1992. [http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=O/ageGroup=N/season=0/gender=M/discipline=DT/legal=A/index.html]

Costel Grasu is married to [[Nicoleta Grasu]], née Grădinaru. Their son [[Ștefan Grasu]] is a professional basketball player.

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
!colspan="5"|Representing {{ROM}}
|-
|1994
|[[1994 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|[[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
|8th
|[[1994 European Athletics Championships – Men's discus throw|61.40 m]]
|-
|2000
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Sydney, Australia]]
|&mdash;
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|NM]]
|}

==References==
*{{World Athletics}}
*{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/costel-grasu-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004917/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/costel-grasu-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Costel Grasu}}

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[[Category:1967 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Romanian male discus throwers]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Romania]]
[[Category:People from Fetești]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Ialomița County]]
[[Category:20th-century Romanian sportsmen]]


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