Ion Cernea
Cernea at the 1960 Olympics
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| Born |
21 October 1936 (age 80) Râu Alb, Romania |
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| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dinamo Bucuresti | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Ion Cernea (born 21 October 1936) is a retired bantamweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. Between 1960 and 1965 he earned two Olympic and two world championship medals, winning the world title in 1965. He retired the same year to become a wrestling coach and international referee, and was present in this capacity at all major international wrestling competitions between 1972 and 1988.
Cernea is married to the singer Irina Loghin; they have a son and a daughter.
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