Nicolae Martinescu (24 February 1940 – 1 April 2013) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972, placing third in 1968 and fourth in 1964. At the 1976 Olympics he served as the flag bearer for Romania at the opening ceremony.[2] Martinescu won a European title in 1966 and five medals at the world championships between 1963 and 1974.[3] Domestically he collected 18 Romanian national titles between 1961 and 1978.[1]
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Born | 24 February 1940 Vişani, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1 April 2013 (aged 73) Bucharest, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Dunarea Galati CS Dinamo București[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 1972, he was awarded the title of Merited Master of Sport of the USSR.[4] After retiring from competitions he worked at the Romanian Wrestling Federation. Martinescu died aged 73 in Bucharest.
He wife is folk singer Mioara Velicu.[5][6]
References
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- ^ a b Nicolae Martinescu. Romanian Olympic Committee
- ^ Romania. sports-reference.com
- ^ Martinescu, Nicolae (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. pp. 122–124.
- ^ "Profile: Nicolae Martinescu". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ^ Gabriela Niculescu (October 2010) Mioara Velicu: „Eram băieţoasă şi îi organizam pe toţi“. taifasuri.ro