Ana Maria Pavăl

Ana Maria Pavăl (born July 10, 1983) is a Romanian freestyle wrestler, who is playing for the women's 53 kilograms category.[1] Since 2005, Pavăl had won a total of five bronze medals at the European Wrestling Championships.[2][3] She is a member of CSA Steaua București, and is coached and trained by Simon Constantin and Vasile Vişan.

Ana Maria Pavăl
Personal information
Nationality Romania
Born (1983-07-10) 10 July 1983
Oneşti, Romania
Height1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubCSA Steaua Bucuresti
Coached bySimon Constantin
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Romania
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2005 Varna55 kg
Bronze medal – third place2009 Vilnius55 kg
Bronze medal – third place2010 Baku55 kg
Bronze medal – third place2012 Belgrade55 kg
Bronze medal – third place2014 Vantaa53 kg

Paval represented Romania at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 55 kg class. She lost the first preliminary match to China's Xu Li.[4] Because her opponent advanced further into the final match, Pavăl offered another shot for the bronze medal by defeating Kazakhstan's Olga Smirnova in the repechage bout. She progressed to the bronze medal match, but narrowly lost by a fall to Colombia's Jackeline Rentería, finishing only in fifth place.[5][6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ana Maria Pavăl". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  2. "Wrestling: Romanians grab silver and bronze in Baku EC". Nine O'Clock Romania. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  3. Popescu, Irina (29 March 2011). "Romanian Ana Maria Paval wins bronze at European Wrestling Championship in Belgrade". Romanian Insider. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  4. "Women's Freestyle 55kg (121 lbs) Round of 16 Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  5. "Colombian wrestler hopes her medal to help her family". Xinhua. 18 August 2008. Archived from the original on 24 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  6. "Women's Freestyle 55kg (121 lbs) Bronze Medal". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.


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