Nicolae Martinescu
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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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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] After retiring from competitions he worked at the Romanian Wrestling Federation. Martinescu died aged 73 in Bucharest. He was survived by his wife, folk singer Mioara Velicu, and daughter.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b Nicolae Martinescu. Romanian Olympic Committee
- ^ Romania. sports-reference.com
- ^ Martinescu, Nicolae (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de
- ^ "Profile: Nicolae Martinescu". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ^ Gabriela Niculescu (October 2010) Mioara Velicu: „Eram băieţoasă şi îi organizam pe toţi“. taifasuri.ro
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