Ion Panait Explained
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| Ion Panait |
| Fullname: | Ion Iulian Panait |
| Birth Date: | 5 May 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Mizil, Romania |
| Weight: | 660NaN0 |
| Sport: | Wrestling |
| Event: | Greco-Roman |
| Club: | Dinamo București |
| Coach: | Carare Petrica |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Ion Iulian Panait (born May 5, 1981 in Mizil) is an amateur Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed 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 București and is coached and trained by Carare Petrica.
Panait represented Romania at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed in the men's 66 kg class. He received a bye for the second preliminary round, before being defeated by China's Li Yanyan, with a technical score of 3–3 and a classification score of 1–3.[4]
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Notes and References
- Ion Panait. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418092423/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/ion-panait-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 25 December 2012.
- News: Wrestling: Romanians grab silver and bronze in Baku EC. Nine O'Clock Romania. 19 April 2010. 25 December 2012. 1 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180401011027/http://www.nineoclock.ro/wrestling-romanians-grab-silver-and-bronze-in-baku-ec/. dead.
- News: Abbott. Gary. 2010 World Championships preview at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. in Greco-Roman wrestling. The Mat. 6 September 2010. 25 December 2012. 15 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130915013747/http://www.themat.com/specialevents/2010/worlds/default.php?page=showarticle&ArticleID=22428. dead.
- News: Men's Greco-Roman 66kg (145.5 lbs) Round of 16 Final. NBC Olympics. 25 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120821060451/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/wrestling/resultsandschedules/rsc=WRM166405/index.html. 21 August 2012. dead.
