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Ion Cernea

Romanian wrestler

扬·切尔内亚 · 이온 체르네아

Born
21 October 1936, Râu Alb
Died
30 June 2025, Bucharest
Citizenship
Romania
Sport
amateur wrestling
Occupation
amateur wrestler
Height
183 cm (6 ft 0 in)

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. 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.

Cernea was married to the singer Irina Loghin; they had a son and a daughter. He died on 30 June 2025, at the age of 91.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1960 Summer Olympics1960
1964 Summer Olympics1964

External links

Facts from Wikidata Q1413817 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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