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 Bucureşti, and is coached and trained by Carare Petrica.

For the Romanian footballer, see Ion Panait (footballer).
Ion Panait
Personal information
Full nameIon Iulian Panait
Nationality Romania
Born (1981-05-05) 5 May 1981
Mizil, Romania
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Greco-Roman
ClubDinamo Bucureşti
Coached byCarare Petrica
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Romania
European Championships
2008 Tampere66 kg
2010 Baku66 kg

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
  1. 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.
  2. "Wrestling: Romanians grab silver and bronze in Baku EC". Nine O'Clock Romania. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  3. Abbott, Gary (6 September 2010). "2010 World Championships preview at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. in Greco-Roman wrestling". The Mat. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  4. "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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