Cynthia Vescan

Cynthia Vescan
Medal record
Representing France
Women's Freestyle Wrestling
European Wrestling Championships

Cynthia Vanessa Vescan (born 7 February 1992) is a French freestyle wrestler of Romanian origin.^[1]

Background and wrestling career[]

Vescan was born in Strasbourg, France.^[2]^[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom, she competed in the women's freestyle 72 kg event where she lost her first bout in the round of 16 against Moldova's Svetlana Saenko.^[4]

Mixed martial arts career[]

In March 2021, news surfaced that Vescan had signed a contract with Professional Fighters League with intentions to compete in mixed martial arts in the future.^[5]

Vescan was scheduled to make her debut in mixed martial arts against Amanda Leve on August 19, 2021 at PFL 8.^[6] However, Vescan has to pull out of the bout.^[7]

References[]

^ Fabien Rouschop (29 July 2016). "Cynthia Vescan, la dame de fer". L'Alsace (in French). Retrieved 10 August 2016.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cynthia Vescan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cynthia Vanessa Vescan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ "Women's 72kg Freestyle". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^ Jay Pettry (18 March 2021). "PFL Signs Two-Time French Olympic Wrestler Cynthia Vescan". Sherdog.
^ Newswire, MMA Fighting (3 August 2021). "PFL announces full card for second playoff event headlined by Kayla Harrison vs. Genah Fabian on Aug. 19". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ "#PFLPlayoffs update (this Thursday)". Twitter. Retrieved 16 August 2021.