Virgil Munteanu

Virgil Munteanu
Personal information
Nationality  Romania
Born (1988-07-10) 10 July 1988
Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania
Height 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight 55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Greco-Roman
Club CS Alro Slatina
Coached by Dinu Obrucea

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. "Virgil Munteanu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  2. "Men's Greco-Roman 55kg (121 lbs) Round of 16 Final". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  3. "American wrestlers jockey for position". Associated Press. NBC Olympics. 11 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2012.


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