The Most Famous

WRESTLERS from Moldova

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This page contains a list of the greatest Moldovan Wrestlers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,027 Wrestlers, 5 of which were born in Moldova. This makes Moldova the birth place of the 41st most number of Wrestlers behind Puerto Rico, and Slovenia.

Top 5

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Moldovan Wrestlers of all time. This list of famous Moldovan Wrestlers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Sergei Mureiko (b. 1970)

With an HPI of 43.19, Sergei Mureiko is the most famous Moldovan Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.

Sergei Mureiko (born 2 July 1970) is a retired heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler, who until 1996 represented Moldova and then Bulgaria. He competed in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1996. Between 1993 and 2004 he won 11 medals at the world and European championships, often losing to his main rival Aleksandr Karelin. He won his only international title in 1997, in the absence of Karelin. Karelin considered Mureiko one of his most difficult opponent.

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2. Anastasia Nichita (b. 1999)

With an HPI of 39.77, Anastasia Nichita is the 2nd most famous Moldovan Wrestler.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Anastasia Nichita (born 19 February 1999) is a Moldovan freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. She won the gold medal in the 59 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She is a three-time gold medalist in the 59 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships. Nichita also represented Moldova at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

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3. Irina Rîngaci (b. 2001)

With an HPI of 30.70, Irina Rîngaci is the 3rd most famous Moldovan Wrestler.  Her biography has been translated into 12 different languages.

Irina Rîngaci (born 23 August 2001) is a Moldovan freestyle wrestler. She won the gold medal in the women's 65 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway. She is the first female wrestler representing Moldova to win a gold medal at the World Wrestling Championships. Rîngaci is also a four-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the European Wrestling Championships. She represented Moldova at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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4. Ivan Remarenco (b. 1988)

With an HPI of 29.02, Ivan Remarenco is the 4th most famous Moldovan Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 10 different languages.

Ivan Remarenco (born 7 August 1988 in Goleni, Moldova) is a Moldovan born-Emirati judoka. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics for Moldova in the -90 kg event. He moved up in weight category to -100 kg. He represented the United Arab Emirates at the 2014 World Judo Championships and won a bronze medal. He again represented the UAE at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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5. Iulia Leorda (b. 1994)

With an HPI of 21.88, Iulia Leorda is the 5th most famous Moldovan Wrestler.  Her biography has been translated into 8 different languages.

Iulia Leorda is a Moldovan wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway. She is also a two-time bronze medalist at the European Wrestling Championships. She also competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.

People

Pantheon has 5 people classified as Moldovan wrestlers born between 1970 and 2001. Of these 5, 5 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Moldovan wrestlers include Sergei Mureiko, Anastasia Nichita, and Irina Rîngaci. As of April 2024, 5 new Moldovan wrestlers have been added to Pantheon including Sergei Mureiko, Anastasia Nichita, and Irina Rîngaci.

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