Anatolii Buruian (born 16 April 1991[3]) is a Moldovan former freestyle wrestler who has been junior European champion (2010)[4] and thrice junior world bronze medalist (2009, 2010, 2011).[1][5] Senior Moldovan national champion in freestyle wrestling 2019.[2]

Anatolii Buruian
Personal information
Full nameAnatolii Buruian
National team Moldova
Born (1991-04-16) 16 April 1991 (age 33)
Dănceni, Moldova,[1] Soviet Union
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in) [1]
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
CountryMoldova
SportAmateur wrestling
RankMaster of sports in freestyle wrestling[1]
EventFreestyle
ClubBai-Tur
Chisinau
Coached byPiotr Buiucli[1][2]
Vasile Binzaru (since 2010)[1]

Career

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Age-group

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He earned his first medal at the 2006 Cadet European championships held in Istanbul, Turkey, he won a bronze medal in the men's 46 kg event. In 2009, Buruian won a bronze medal at the junior world championships in men's freestyle 50 kg event.[6] In 2010, he won the European title at the junior European championships in the men's 50 kg event,[4] after the junior European championships he won a bronze medal at the junior world championships in men's 50 kg event.[5] In 2011, he came third at the world junior championships held in Bucharest, Romania, Anatolii won a bronze medal in men's 50 kg event.[7]

Senior level

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He made his debut in senior level at the Ion Corneanu memorial and won a silver medal. He competed in the men's 57 kg event at the 2017 World Wrestling Championships held in Paris, France, where he was eliminated in his first match by Andrei Dukov of Romania. On January 23, 2019, he became the winner of Dave Schultz memorial held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, in the final match, he defeated Canada's Steven Takahashi.[8] On August 1, 2019, he became runner-up at the international Ion Cornianu and Ladislau Simon memorial.[9] At the 2019 World Wrestling Championships in men's event 50 kg he lost to senior world championships runner-up Daton Fix from the United States.[10] On January 26, 2020, he competed at the Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, where he won his first match against Dashtseren Purvee from Mongolia, but in next match he was eliminated by Aryan Tsiutryn of Russia.[11] On February 14, 2020, he competed at European Wrestling Championships and finished in 9th place.[12] At the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup he became only 23th.[13] In 2021, at the European Wrestling Championships held in Warsaw, Poland he lost in his first match to Răzvan Kovacs of Romania and became 10th.[14] At the 2022 European Championships came in 8th place[15] and one year later at the 2023 European Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia finished in 11th place.[16]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2006 Cadet European Championships Istanbul,   Turkey 3rd Freestyle 42 kg
2009 Junior World Championships Ankara,   Turkey 3rd Freestyle 50 kg
2009 Junior European Championships Tbilisi,   Georgia 2nd Freestyle 50 kg
2010 Junior European Championships Samoko,   Bulgaria 1st Freestyle 50 kg
2010 Junior World Championships Budapest,   Hungary 3rd Freestyle 50 kg
2011 Junior World Championships Bucharest,   Romania 3rd Freestyle 50 kg

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Сборная Молдовы по вольной борьбе". wrestling-rybnitsa.narod.ru. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "НА ЧЕМПИОНАТЕ МОЛДОВЫ ПО БОРЬБЕ ПЕРВЕНСТВОВАЛИ, КАК ИМЕНИТЫЕ, ТАК И МОЛОДЫЕ СПОРТСМЕНЫ". infotag.md. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Anatolii Buruian on tele-sport.ru". tele-sport.ru. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Анатолий Буруян выиграл "золото" юниорского чемпионата Европы". moldova.sports.md. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Анатолий Буруян - бронзовый призер молодежного первенства мира по вольной борьбе". moldova.sports.md. 25 July 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
  6. ^ "Анатолий Буруян занял третье место на юниорском чемпионате мира по вольной борьбе". moldova.sports.md. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  7. ^ "Молдавские борцы завоевали две бронзовые медали в Бухаресте". moldova.sports.md. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Takahashi Places 2nd at Dave Schultz Memorial". westernwrestling.ca. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Turneul International Ion Cornianu & Simon Ladislau Results Book" (PDF). 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Senior World Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Grand Prix Ivan Yariguin" (PDF). uww.org. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  12. ^ "European Championships - Feb 2020" (PDF). uww.org. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Individual World Cup - Dec 2020" (PDF). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Senior European Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. p. 13. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Senior European Championships - Jun 2022" (PDF). uww.org. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  16. ^ "European Championships". United World Wrestling. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.

== External linksAnatolii Buruian at the International Wrestling Database  ==