Ion Panait
Ion Iulian Panait (born May 5, 1981 in Mizil) is an amateur Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's welterweight category.[1] He won two silver medals for his division at the 2008 European Wrestling Championships in Tampere, Finland, and at the 2010 European Wrestling Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.[2][3] He is also a member of Dinamo București, and is coached and trained by Carare Petrica.
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| Full name | Ion Iulian Panait | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Romania | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 May 1981 Mizil, Romania | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dinamo București | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Carare Petrica | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Panait represented Romania at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 66 kg class. He received a bye for the second preliminary round, before losing out to China's Li Yanyan, with a technical score of 3–3 and a classification score of 1–3.[4]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ion Panait". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- "Wrestling: Romanians grab silver and bronze in Baku EC". Nine O'Clock Romania. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- Abbott, Gary (6 September 2010). "2010 World Championships preview at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. in Greco-Roman wrestling". The Mat. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
- "Men's Greco-Roman 66kg (145.5 lbs) Round of 16 Final". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
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