Victor Ciobanu was born on 7 October 1992 and is a Moldovan Greco-Roman wrestler.
26 Facts About Victor Ciobanu
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Victor Ciobanu won the gold medal in the 60kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.
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Victor Ciobanu is the first wrestler representing Moldova to win a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the World Wrestling Championships.
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In 2018, Ciobanu won the silver medal in the same event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
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Victor Ciobanu won the gold medal in his event at the 2019 European Wrestling Championships in Bucharest, Romania.
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In 2021, Victor Ciobanu represented Moldova at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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Victor Ciobanu won one of the bronze medals in the 55kg event at the 2012 European Juniors Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.
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In that same year, Victor Ciobanu represented Moldova at the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia and he won the silver medal in the 55kg event.
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Victor Ciobanu won the silver medal in the 59kg event at the 2014 European Wrestling Championships held in Vantaa, Finland.
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Victor Ciobanu competed at World Wrestling Championships in 2015 and 2017 but he did not win a medal on these occasions.
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In 2015, Victor Ciobanu won the gold medal in his event at the 2015 European U23 Wrestling Championships held in Walbrzych, Poland.
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In 2016, Victor Ciobanu competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia hoping to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Victor Ciobanu won his first match but then lost his next match against Stig-Andre Berge of Norway.
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At the 2018 World Wrestling Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, Victor Ciobanu won the silver medal in the 60kg event.
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At the 2019 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania, Victor Ciobanu won the gold medal in the 60kg event.
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In 2020, Victor Ciobanu competed in the 63kg event at the European Wrestling Championships held in Rome, Italy where he was eliminated in his first match by Erik Torba of Hungary.
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In January 2021, Victor Ciobanu won the gold medal in the 63kg event at the Grand Prix Zagreb Open held in Zagreb, Croatia.
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Victor Ciobanu did not qualify at this tournament but, in May 2021, he was able to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Victor Ciobanu lost his bronze medal match in the 60kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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Victor Ciobanu won his first two matches, against Kerem Kamal of Turkey and Zholaman Sharshenbekov of Kyrgyzstan, without conceding a single point.
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Two months after the Olympics, Victor Ciobanu won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.
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Victor Ciobanu competed in the 63kg event at the 2022 European Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary where he was eliminated in his second match.
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Victor Ciobanu won the silver medal in the 60kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.
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Victor Ciobanu won the silver medal in the 60kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania.
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Victor Ciobanu competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan and he earned a quota place for Moldova for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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Victor Ciobanu was eliminated in his first match by Ri Se-ung of North Korea.