Ion Panait
Olympic wrestler
- Born
- 5 May 1981, Mizil
- Citizenship
- Romania
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
- Weight
- 70 kg (154 lb)
Ion Iulian Panait (born May 5, 1981 in Mizil) is an amateur Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed for the men's welterweight category. 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. 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.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Summer Olympics | 2008 | |
| wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics | 2016 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1672102 (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.