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Nicolae Martinescu

1940 - 2013

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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. Martinescu won a European title in 1966 and five medals at the world championships between 1963 and 1974. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nicolae Martinescu is the 249th most popular wrestler (down from 198th in 2019), the 462nd most popular biography from Romania (up from 467th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Romanian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Nicolae Martinescu ranks 249 out of 1,027. Before him are George Mehnert, Bubba Ray Dudley, Kelpo Gröndahl, Charles Ericksen, Nathan Jones, and Angelo Parisi. After him are Jimmy Hart, Bobby Heenan, Valentin Yordanov, Curt Hennig, Val Venis, and King Kong Bundy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Nicolae Martinescu ranks 484. Before him are Juozas Budraitis, Jutta Heine, Marcel Aubour, Marshall Berman, Manfred Manglitz, and David Peoples. After him are Yvonne Blake, Steve Swallow, James Gammon, Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Alexei Panshin, and Jack Thompson. Among people deceased in 2013, Nicolae Martinescu ranks 397. Before him are Chrissy Amphlett, Gerard Cieślik, Eero Kolehmainen, Jacques Grimonpon, Walt Bellamy, and Marshall Berman. After him are Bill Hoskyns, Eeva Ruoppa, Paul Bearer, Jeanne Cooper, Masae Kasai, and Gordon Thomas.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Nicolae Martinescu ranks 462 out of 844. Before him are Mordehai Milgrom (1946), Dorin Mateuț (1965), Corneliu Robe (1908), Liviu Ciulei (1923), Bogdan Lobonț (1978), and Grațian Sepi (1910). After him are Teoctist Arăpașu (1915), Dan Pagis (1930), Miklós Jósika (1794), Ștefan Golescu (1809), Solomon Schechter (1847), and Dan Coe (1941).

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Among WRESTLERS In Romania

Among wrestlers born in Romania, Nicolae Martinescu ranks 2. Before him are Lajos Keresztes (1900). After him are Vasile Andrei (1955), Ștefan Rusu (1956), Vasile Pușcașu (1956), Alina Dumitru (1982), Corina Căprioriu (1986), and Andreea Ana (2000).

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