Ion Cernea
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Born21 October 1933
Died30 June 2025 (aged 91)
Bucharest, Romania
RestingplaceBellu Cemetery
Height161 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
 Cernea at the 1960 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 October 1933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 June 2025 (aged 91) Bucharest, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Resting place | Bellu Cemetery | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dinamo Bucuresti[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ion Cernea (21 October 1933 – 30 June 2025) was a Romanian bantamweight Greco-Roman wrestler. Between 1960 and 1965 he earned two Olympic (a Silver in 1960 in Rome and a Bronze in 1964 in Tokyo) and two world championship medals, winning the world title in 1965.[2][3] He retired the same year to become a wrestling coach and international referee, and was present in this capacity at all major international wrestling competitions between 1972 and 1988.[1]
Cernea was married to the singer Irina Loghin; they had a son and a daughter.[4][5][6] He died on 30 June 2025, at the age of 91.[7]
