Ion Cernea (born 21 October 1933) 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.[2][3] 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.[1]
 Cernea at the 1960 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 October 1933 (age 91) Râu Alb, Argeș County, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dinamo Bucuresti[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cernea is married to the singer Irina Loghin; they have a son and a daughter.[4][5][6]
References
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Ion Cernea.
- ^ a b Ion Cernea. Romanian Olympic Committee
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ion Cernea". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ Cernea, Ion (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ (in Romanian) Curriculum vitae at the Chamber of Deputies site
- ^ (in Romanian) "Iubirile Irinei Loghin", Gândul, 27 January 2015
- ^ (in Romanian) Adriana Stanca (18 February 2013) "Irina Loghin, la 74 de ani", Gândul
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