Ion Cernea

Ion Cernea (born 21 October 1935) is a retired bantamweight Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. Between 1960 and 1965 he earned two Olympic and two world championship medals, winning the world title in 1965.[2][3] 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.[1]

Ion Cernea
Cernea at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born21 October 1935 (1935-10-21) (age 85)
Râu Alb, Romania
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
SportGreco-Roman wrestling
ClubDinamo Bucuresti[1]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
1960 Rome -57 kg
1964 Tokyo -57 kg
World Championships
1961 Yokohama-57 kg
1965 Manchester-57 kg

Cernea is married to the singer Irina Loghin; they have a son and a daughter.[4][5][6]

References
  1. Ion Cernea. Romanian Olympic Committee
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ion Cernea". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
  3. Cernea, Ion (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de
  4. (in Romanian) Curriculum vitae at the Chamber of Deputies site
  5. (in Romanian) "Iubirile Irinei Loghin", Gândul, 27 January 2015
  6. (in Romanian) Adriana Stanca (18 February 2013) "Irina Loghin, la 74 de ani", Gândul
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