Nicolae Martinescu

Nicolae Martinescu
Personal information
Born 24 February 1940
Vişani, Romania
Died 1 April 2013 (aged 73)
Bucharest, Romania
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Sport Greco-Roman wrestling
Club Dunarea Galati
CS Dinamo București[1]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City -97 kg
1972 Munich -100 kg
World Championships
1963 Helsingborg -97 kg
1966 Toledo -97 kg
1967 Bucharest -97 kg
1971 Sofia -100 kg
1974 Katowice -100 kg
European Championships
1966 Essen -97 kg
1973 Helsinki -97 kg
Mioara Velicu and Nicolae Martinescu

Nicolae Martinescu (24 February 1940 – 1 April 2013) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972, placing third in 1968 and fourth in 1964. At the 1976 Olympics he served as the flag bearer for Romania at the opening ceremony.[2] Martinescu won a European title in 1966 and five medals at the world championships between 1963 and 1974.[3] Domestically he collected 18 Romanian national titles between 1961 and 1978.[1] After retiring from competitions he worked at the Romanian Wrestling Federation. Martinescu died aged 73 in Bucharest. He was survived by his wife, folk singer Mioara Velicu, and daughter.[4][5]

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  1. 1 2 Nicolae Martinescu. Romanian Olympic Committee
  2. ↑ Romania. sports-reference.com
  3. ↑ Martinescu, Nicolae (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  4. ↑ "Profile: Nicolae Martinescu". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  5. ↑ Gabriela Niculescu (October 2010) Mioara Velicu: „Eram băieţoasă şi îi organizam pe toţi“. taifasuri.ro


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