Dumitru Popescu-Colibași

His father Stan Popescu, a school teacher, was the son of poor peasant farmers from Colibași commune. He had been killed in 1916 during World War I. Popescu-Colibași was raised by his grandfather in Dudești. His mother worked as a civil servant at the court of cassation in Bucharest. Popescu-Colibași attended the high school in the Romanian capital living in the family of Mihail Sadoveanu with whom he was a relative. He married Ivonna Demetrian in 1944, an employee of the Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company. ==Achievements==

Handball 11s ;Progresul Brașov • Liga Națională: • Winner: 1956 • Silver Medalist: 1954 • Bronze Medalist: 1955, 1957 Handball 7s ;Tractorul Brașov • Liga Națională: • Bronze Medalist: 1959, 1962 ==See also==