Nicolae Martinescu

Nicolae Martinescu
Medal record
Competitor for  Romania
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
1972 Munich Heavyweight
1968 Mexico City Light heavyweight
World Championships
1963 Helsingborg 97 kg
1971 Sofia 100 kg

Nicolae Martinescu (24 February 1940 1 April 2013)[1] was a Romanian wrestler and Olympic Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Martinescu received a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in the heavyweight class.[2] He was later awarded the title of Merited Master of Sport of the USSR.[3]

References

  1. "A murit fostul campion olimpic Nicolae Martinescu" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 1 April 2013.
  2. "Profile: Nicolae Martinescu". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  3. Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. pp. 122–124.
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