| National Team: | Moldova |
| Birth Date: | 15 September 1992 |
| Height: | 162 cm |
| Weight: | 61 kg |
| Country: | Moldova |
| Sport: | Wrestling |
| Weight Class: | Women Middleweight 62kg |
| Event: | Freestyle |
Mariana Cherdivara-Eșanu (born 15 September 1992) is a Moldovan freestyle wrestler. She competed in the women's freestyle 58 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which she was eliminated in the round of 16 by Sakshi Malik.[1] [2]
In 2020, she won the silver medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[3] [4] In March 2021, she competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] She did not qualify at this tournament and she also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[6]
She competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[7] She was eliminated in her third match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.[7] She also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[8]
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | European Championships | Dortmund, Germany | 14th | Freestyle 63 kg |
| World Championships |  Istanbul, Turkey | 45th | Freestyle 63 kg | |
| 2013 | European Championships |  Tbilisi, Georgia | 7th | Freestyle 55 kg |
| World Championships |  Budapest, Hungary | 18th | Freestyle 55 kg | |
| 2015 | European Games |  Baku, Azerbaijan | 12th | Freestyle 58 kg |
| World Championships |  Las Vegas, United States | 28th | Freestyle 58 kg | |
| 2016 | Olympic Games |  Rio de Janeiro, Brasil | 11th | Freestyle 58 kg |
| 2017 | European Championships |  Novi Sad, Serbia | 2nd | Freestyle 58 kg |
| 2018 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 14th | Freestyle 59 kg |
| 2019 | European Championships |  Bucharest, Romania | 9th | Freestyle 62 kg |
| European Games |  Minsk, Belarus | 12th | Freestyle 62 kg |