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Born | (1990-02-03)3 February 1990 (age 35) Botoşani, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 130 kg (287 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | CS Botoşani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Victor Baciu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu (born February 3, 1990) is an amateur RomanianGreco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the men's heavyweight category.[1][2] He won one of the bronze medals in the130 kg event at the2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4] He is a member of CS Botoşani for the wrestling division, and is coached and trained by Victor Baciu.[1]
Alexuc-Ciurariu representedRomania at the2012 Summer Olympics inLondon, where he competed in themen's 96 kg class. He lost the qualifying match to Albanian-born Bulgarian wrestlerElis Guri, who was able to score one point each in two straight periods, leaving Alexuc-Ciurariu without a single point.[5]
At the2016 Summer Olympics, he beatHamdy El-Said before losing toArtur Aleksanyan in the quarter-final.[2] As Aleksanyan reached the final, Alexuc-Ciurariu was entered into the repechage, where he beatDaigoro Timoncini in a shut out, before losing in his bronze medal match toCenk İldem.[2]
At the2018 European Championships, he competed in the 130 kg division.[6] He beat Stepan David and Mantas Knystautas before losing toRıza Kayaalp.[6] As Kayaalp reached the final, Alexuc-Ciurariu was entered into the repechage.[6] There, he won his bronze medal match againstBálint Lám.[6]
In March 2021, he competed at theEuropean Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7] He competed in themen's 130 kg event.[8]
In 2022, he competed in the130 kg event at theEuropean Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary. He lost his bronze medal match in the130 kg event at the2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.
He competed at the2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[9] He was eliminated in his third match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[9] A month later, he earned a quota place for Romania for the Olympics at the2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.[10] He competed in the130 kg event at the Olympics.[11]