Ion Panait

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Ion Panait
Personal information
Full nameIon Iulian Panait
Nationality Romania
Born (1981-05-05) 5 May 1981 (age 40)
Mizil, Romania
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubDinamo București
Coached byCarare Petrica
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Romania
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Tampere 66 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Baku 66 kg

Ion Iulian Panait (born May 5, 1981 in Mizil) is an amateur Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's welterweight category.[1] He won two silver medals for his division at the 2008 European Wrestling Championships in Tampere, Finland, and at the 2010 European Wrestling Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.[2][3] He is also a member of Dinamo București, and is coached and trained by Carare Petrica.

Panait represented Romania at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 66 kg class. He received a bye for the second preliminary round, before losing out to China's Li Yanyan, with a technical score of 3–3 and a classification score of 1–3.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ion Panait". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Wrestling: Romanians grab silver and bronze in Baku EC". Nine O'Clock Romania. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  3. ^ Abbott, Gary (6 September 2010). "2010 World Championships preview at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. in Greco-Roman wrestling". The Mat. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 66kg (145.5 lbs) Round of 16 Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.

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