Ion Cernea (21 October 1933 – 30 June 2025) was a Romanian bantamweight Greco-Roman wrestler. Between 1960 and 1965 he earned two Olympic (a Silver in 1960 in Rome and a Bronze in 1964 in Tokyo) and two world championship medals, winning the world title in 1965.Cernea, Ion (ROU). iat.uni-leipzig.de 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.
Cernea was married to the singer Irina Loghin; they had a son and a daughter. Curriculum vitae at the Chamber of Deputies site "Iubirile Irinei Loghin", Gândul, 27 January 2015 Adriana Stanca (18 February 2013) "Irina Loghin, la 74 de ani", Gândul He died on 30 June 2025, at the age of 91.A murit fostul mare campion la lupte Ion Cernea. A reprezentat clubul Dinamo ca sportiv și antrenor
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