Octavian Morariu

Octavian Morariu
Morariu at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
BornOctavian Morariu
(1961-08-07) 7 August 1961
Bucharest, Romania[1]
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
SchoolGheorghe Lazăr National College
UniversityFacultatea de Căi ferate, Drumuri și Poduri[2]
Notable relativeViorel Morariu (father)
Rugby union career
Position Flanker
Youth career
1974–1980 RC Grivița București
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1980–1987 Grivița București
1987–1990 ASPTT Paris
1987 Barbarians
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1984–1985 Romania 2 (0)
Coaching career
Years Team
1991–1993 Paris Saint-Germain

Octavian Morariu (born 7 August 1961 in Bucharest) is a Romanian former rugby union player, former president of Rugby Europe, and member of the International Olympic Committee's executive board.

Career

He is the son of former Romania rugby union international Viorel Morariu and Cornelia Timoșanu, a former Romanian international volleyball player whose team finished second at the 1956 FIVB Volleyball World Championship in France.[3] Morariu began his rugby career with local club Grivița București, playing as a flanker, before moving to France to play for ASPTT Paris. He earned two caps for Romania between 1984 and 1985.[4]

He was the first Romanian to represent the Barbarians, playing against Swansea during the 1987 Easter tour.[5] After retiring as a player in the 1990s, Morariu briefly coached and began transitioning into sports administration.

From 2001 to 2003, he served as president of the Romanian Rugby Federation, and from 2004 to 2014, he led the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee. Since 2012, he has been president of Rugby Europe, the governing body for rugby union in Europe, and was unanimously re-elected for a second term in 2016.[6]

Morariu joined the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2013. He served on the International Relations Commission from 2014 to 2015 and has been serving on the Public Affairs and Social Development through Sport Commission since 2015.[7]

In March 2025, he was elected to the International Olympic Committee's executive board.[8]

Orders

References

  1. ^ Constantin, Carmen (4 November 2011). "Interviu Octavian Morariu, preşedintele Comitetului Olimpic şi Sportiv Român: „Am intrat la facultate primul pe listă". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. ^ Sorin, Claudia (17 June 2012). "Octavian Morariu, de profesie învingător". Q Magazine (in Romanian). Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  3. ^ Burlacu, Marian; Basescu, Mirela (2 December 2008). "ProSport, în vizită la familia Morariu". ProSport.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Octavian Morariu". ESPN.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Swansea vs Barbarians – 4/20/1987". Barbarianfc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  6. ^ Winters, Max (14 December 2016). "Morariu re-elected as President of Rugby Europe for four year term". Inside The Games. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Mr Octavian Morariu". The International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  8. ^ "IOC Session holds Executive Board and membership elections". Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). 20 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  9. ^ Ion-Daniel Contescu (14 March 2025). "Cine sunt cei care și-au pus „Steaua" la rever și ce performanțe i-au recomandat". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Décret du 15 May 2014 portant promotion et nomination" [Decree of 14 May 2014 on promotion and appointment]. Journal Officiel de la République Française (in French). 15 May 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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