Virgil Munteanu

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Virgil Munteanu
Personal information
Nationality Romania
Born (1988-07-10) 10 July 1988 (age 33)
Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubCS Alro Slatina
Coached byDinu Obrucea
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Romania
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Tampere 55 kg

Virgil Munteanu (born July 10, 1988 in Drobeta-Turnu Severin) is an amateur Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's featherweight category.[1] He won the bronze medal for his division at the 2008 European Wrestling Championships in Tampere, Finland. He is also a member of CS Alro Slatina, and is coached and trained by Dinu Obrucea.

Munteanu represented Romania at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 55 kg class. He received a bye for the second preliminary round, before losing out to U.S. wrestler and former world university champion Spenser Mango, with a technical score of 3–6.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Virgil Munteanu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Men's Greco-Roman 55kg (121 lbs) Round of 16 Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  3. ^ "American wrestlers jockey for position". Associated Press. NBC Olympics. 11 August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.

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