Nicolae Martinescu

Nicolae Martinescu (24 February 1940 – 1 April 2013) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972, placing third in 1968 and fourth in 1964. At the 1976 Olympics he served as the flag bearer for Romania at the opening ceremony.[2] Martinescu won a European title in 1966 and five medals at the world championships between 1963 and 1974.[3] Domestically he collected 18 Romanian national titles between 1961 and 1978.[1]

Nicolae Martinescu

Personal information
Born	24 February 1940 Vişani, Romania
Died	1 April 2013 (aged 73) Bucharest, Romania
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Dunarea Galati CS Dinamo București[1]
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City -97 kg 1972 Munich -100 kg World Championships 1963 Helsingborg -97 kg 1966 Toledo -97 kg 1967 Bucharest -97 kg 1971 Sofia -100 kg 1974 Katowice -100 kg European Championships 1966 Essen -97 kg 1973 Helsinki -97 kg

Mioara Velicu and Nicolae Martinescu

In 1972, he was awarded the title of Merited Master of Sport of the USSR.[4] After retiring from competitions he worked at the Romanian Wrestling Federation. Martinescu died aged 73 in Bucharest. He was survived by his wife, folk singer Mioara Velicu, and daughter.[5][6]

References

1. Nicolae Martinescu. Romanian Olympic Committee
2. Romania. sports-reference.com
3. Martinescu, Nicolae (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de
4. Panorama of the 1972 Sports Year (in Russian). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. 1973. pp. 122–124.
5. "Profile: Nicolae Martinescu". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
6. Gabriela Niculescu (October 2010) Mioara Velicu: „Eram băieţoasă şi îi organizam pe toţi“. taifasuri.ro