Alexandra Anghel Explained

Alexandra Anghel
Full Name:Alexandra Nicoleta Anghel
Birth Date:1997 6, df=yes
Height:165cm (65inches)
Country:Romania
Sport:Amateur wrestling
Weight Class:72 kg
Event:Freestyle

Alexandra Nicoleta Anghel (born 28 June 1997) is a Romanian freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the 72kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[1] [2] She is a three-time medalist, including gold, in her event at the European Wrestling Championships.

Career

Anghel won one of the bronze medals in the 72kg event at the 2018 European Wrestling Championships held in Kaspiysk, Russia.[3] [4] In 2019, she lost the bronze medal match in the 72kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[5] In the same year, Anghel also competed in the 72kg event at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships where she lost her first match against Natalia Vorobieva. In the repechage she was eliminated from the competition by Masako Furuichi of Japan.[6]

In February 2022, Anghel won one of the bronze medals in the 72kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[7] In April 2022, she lost her bronze medal match in the 72kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.[8] A few months later, she won the bronze medal in her event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[9] Anghel won one of the bronze medals in the 72kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia, behind American gold medal winner Amit Elor and Kazakh silver medal winner Zhamila Bakbergenova.[1] [2]

Anghel won the gold medal in the 72kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[10] She defeated Buse Tosun of Turkey in her gold medal match.[10] Anghel also competed in the 68kg event at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia where she was eliminated in her first match.[11]

Anghel won the silver medal in the 72kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.[12] [13] In the final, she lost against Nesrin Baş of Turkey.[12] [13] Anghel competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[14] She was eliminated in her second match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.[14] Anghel also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[15] She lost her Olympic wrestle-off match against Linda Morais of Canada.[15]

Achievements

YearTournamentLocationResultEvent
2018European ChampionshipsKaspiysk, Russia3rdFreestyle 72kg
2022World ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia3rdFreestyle 72kg
2023European ChampionshipsZagreb, Croatia1stFreestyle 72kg
2024European ChampionshipsBucharest, Romania2ndFreestyle 72kg

Notes and References

  1. News: Brennan . Eliott . 15 September 2022 . Olympic champion Stock-Mensah resumes title success at World Wrestling Championships . InsideTheGames.biz . 17 September 2022.
  2. Web site: 2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. . 18 September 2022 . 18 September 2022 . United World Wrestling.
  3. Web site: 2018 European Wrestling Championships Results. United World Wrestling. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200412211223/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-05/results_04_kaspiisk.pdf. 12 April 2020. 12 April 2020.
  4. News: Rowbottom. Mike. Bulgaria take two gold medals in concluding women's finals at European Wrestling in Russia. 4 May 2018. InsideTheGames.biz. 13 April 2020.
  5. News: Pavitt. Michael. Orshush and Yusein defend titles at European Wrestling Championships. 12 April 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 12 April 2020.
  6. Web site: 2019 World Wrestling Championships Results. United World Wrestling. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200412151211/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/nur-sultan_kz_final-book_1.pdf. 12 April 2020. 12 April 2020.
  7. Web site: 2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220302085143/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-03/final-book-ranking-series-istambul-2022-light.pdf?VersionId=BMipbXFVxzXXeonWOfeVdKVeNlWlxYzt . 2 March 2022 . 2 March 2022 . United World Wrestling.
  8. Web site: 2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220403191311/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-04/2022_senior_european_championships_official_results.pdf?VersionId=KEoKJnjfNdVsB13voNEJO9gMUHnyIlq0 . 3 April 2022 . 3 April 2022 . United World Wrestling.
  9. Web site: Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625194934/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-06/final-book-matteo_pellicone.pdf?VersionId=qzK3za9J0rNgcVjK8V3USdzHshFpyOIW . 25 June 2022 . 25 June 2022 . United World Wrestling.
  10. Web site: 2023 European Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20230423200920/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2023-04/final-book-senior-european-championships_.pdf?VersionId=C4X59O2RAfRiJyBB28sm1SXcoyTBDXpq . 23 April 2023 . 23 April 2023 . United World Wrestling.
  11. Web site: 2023 World Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20231104205225/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-09/final-book-2023-senior_world_championships_and_og_qualif.pdf?VersionId=Vw6R1se4WK.11kPw_YnsfzZdbwCSiIiI . 4 November 2023 . 4 November 2023 . United World Wrestling.
  12. News: Khalatyan . Rafael . 17 February 2024 . Bucharest 2024 Day 5: Ukraine wins team title in women's wrestling . 22 February 2024 . InsideTheGames.biz.
  13. Web site: 2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240219213412/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_bucharest.pdf?VersionId=XkE2ZnjNmXYzWNF1si8_Od9HuEOhuMrM . 19 February 2024 . 19 February 2024 . United World Wrestling.
  14. Web site: 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240408164811/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_european_og_qualifier.pdf . 8 April 2024 . 8 April 2024 . United World Wrestling.
  15. Web site: 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240514204605/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-05/results_05_istanbul_qt.pdf . 14 May 2024 . 14 May 2024 . United World Wrestling.