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Ion Taranu (born 14 March 1938) is a retired Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1960.[1][3] He also won a silver medal at the 1967 European Championships[4] Domestically he collected 15 Romanian middleweight titles.[2]

Ion Țăranu

Taranu in 1960
Personal information
Born	14 March 1938 (1938-03-14) (age 84) Turnu Măgurele, Romania[1]
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Sport
Sport	Greco-Roman wrestling
Club	Dinamo Bucuresti[2]
Coached by	Dumitru Hatru
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1960 Rome -79 kg European Championships 1967 Minsk -78 kg

Career

Taranu won his first national title in 1959, and next year qualified for the 1960 Olympics. His previous international experience consisted of two bouts against Hans Antonsson, both held in Bucharest. In Rome he unexpectedly defeated the Turkish world champion Kazim Ayvaz, but lost to Dimitar Dobrev and ended in a third place.[5][6][7][8] Next year he placed fourth at the 1961 World Championships after losing to Vasily Zenin.[1][9]

Taranu performed well at the 1964 Olympics, having no losses in his four matches, but he accumulated 6 penalty points in his draws against Matti Laakso and Anatoly Kolesov and ended in a fifth place.[1][10][11] In 1967 he won a silver medal at the European championships, but placed only sixth at the world championships held in Bucharest, after losing to Viktor Igumenov.[1][9]

Taranu retired from competitions after finishing fifth at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1] He then studied at the National Academy of Physical Education and Sport in Bucharest, defending a PhD in 1971 and eventually becoming a professor there. He also coached wrestlers at Progresul Bucharest and Dinamo Bucharest.

References

External links

• Ion Taranu at the International Wrestling Database

На других языках

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- [en] Ion Țăranu

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[fr] Ion Țăranu

Ion Țăranu, né le 14 mars 1938 et mort en 2005[1], est un lutteur roumain spécialiste de la lutte gréco-romaine. Il participe aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1960, aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1964 et aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1968. En 1960, il remporte la médaille de bronze en combattant dans la catégorie des poids moyens (73-79 kg)[2].

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[it] Ion Țăranu

Ion Țăranu (Turnu Măgurele, 14 marzo 1938) è un ex lottatore rumeno, specializzato nella lotta greco-romana. Ha rappresentato la Romania a tre edizioni consecutive dei Giochi olimpici estivi, vincendo il bronzo nei pesi medi ai Roma 1960 e classificandosi quinto a Tokyo 1964 e Città del Messico 1968 nella stessa categoria di peso.

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[ru] Цэрану, Йон

Йон Цэрану (рум. Ion Ţăranu, р.14 марта 1938) — румынский борец греко-римского стиля, призёр Олимпийских игр.

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