Virgil Munteanu Explained

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Virgil Munteanu
Birth Date:10 July 1988
Birth Place:Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania
Weight:550NaN0
Sport:Wrestling
Event:Greco-Roman
Club:CS Alro Slatina
Coach:Dinu Obrucea
Show-Medals:yes

Virgil Munteanu (born July 10, 1988 in Drobeta-Turnu Severin) is an amateur Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's featherweight category.[1] He won the bronze medal for his division at the 2008 European Wrestling Championships in Tampere, Finland. He is also a member of CS Alro Slatina, and is coached and trained by Dinu Obrucea.

Munteanu represented Romania at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 55 kg class. He received a bye for the second preliminary round, before losing out to U.S. wrestler and former world university champion Spenser Mango, with a technical score of 3–6.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Virgil Munteanu. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064037/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/virgil-munteanu-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 25 December 2012.
  2. News: Men's Greco-Roman 55kg (121 lbs) Round of 16 Final. NBC Olympics. 25 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120821100942/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/wrestling/resultsandschedules/rsc=WRM155405/index.html. 21 August 2012. dead.
  3. News: American wrestlers jockey for position. Associated Press. NBC Olympics. 11 August 2008. 25 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120824125207/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/wrestling/news/newsid=197620.html#american+wrestlers+jockey+position. 24 August 2012. dead.