Petru Sudureac

Ender Petru Sudureac (born June 23, 1974 in Botoşani) is a retired amateur Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category.[1] Sudureac has claimed a silver medal in the 97-kg division at the 1995 World Wrestling Championships, and later represented his nation Romania in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004). Throughout his sporting career, Sudureac trained as part of the Greco-Roman wrestling team for Dinamo Bucureşti, under his coach Nicolae Zamfir.[2]

Petru Sudureac
Personal information
Full nameEnder Petru Sudureac
Nationality Romania
Born (1974-06-23) 23 June 1974
Botoşani, Romania
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
StyleGreco-Roman
ClubDinamo Bucureşti
CoachNicolae Zamfir
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Romania
World Championships
1995 Atlanta90 kg
European Championships
1999 Budapest97 kg
2001 Istanbul97 kg

Sudureac first emerged into the international scene at the 1995 World Wrestling Championships in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, where he won the silver medal on his final match against Turkey's Hakkı Başar in the 90-kg division.[3] He also sought his bid to compete at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the same venue from the World Championships, but was shortlisted.

Destined to fulfill his goal and Olympic dream, Sudureac was selected to be part of the Romanian Olympic team, and ultimately made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he competed in the men's heavyweight division (97 kg). He lost his opening match to the formidable Swedish wrestler Mikael Ljungberg, but managed to beat Bulgaria's Ali Mollov in the prelim pool with a score of 6–1. Finishing second in the elimination round and eleventh overall, Sudureac fell short of his chance to put him further into the quarterfinals.[4]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Sudureac qualified for his second team, as a 31-year-old veteran, in the men's 96 kg class by finishing third and receiving a berth from the third Olympic Qualification Tournament in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5] Fighting against Iran's Masoud Hashemzadeh and Lithuania's Mindaugas Ežerskis in the prelim pool, Sudureac could not be able to produce a satisfactory record from Sydney, as he lost two straight matches and ended his Olympic campaign with a fifteenth overall finish.[6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Petru Sudureac". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  2. "Si luptatorii au ales Piatra Neamt" [And wrestlers have chosen for Piatra Neamt] (in Romanian). Evenimentul Zilei. 24 June 2002. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  3. "Past Wrestling Medalists Advance". The Mat. 12 June 2001. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  4. "Sydney 2000: Wrestling – Heavyweight Greco-Roman (96kg)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. pp. 109–110. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. Abbott, Gary (27 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. in men's Greco-Roman". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  6. "Wrestling: Men's Greco-Roman 96kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
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