Alexandra Nicoleta Anghel (born 28 June 1997) is a

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freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling originated from Great Britain and the United States. Along with Greco-Roman, it is one of the two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games. American high school and men's college wrestling i ...

. She won one of the bronze medals in the 72kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia. She is a three-time medalist, including gold, in her event at the

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Career

Anghel won one of the bronze medals in the 72kg event at the

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held in Kaspiysk, Russia. In 2019, she lost the bronze medal match in the 72kg event at the

held in Bucharest, Romania. In the same year, Anghel also competed in the 72kg event at the

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where she lost her first match against

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. In the

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she was eliminated from the competition by

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of Japan. In February 2022, Anghel won one of the bronze medals in the 72kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. In April 2022, she lost her bronze medal match in the 72kg event at the

held in Budapest, Hungary. A few months later, she won the bronze medal in her event at the

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held in Rome, Italy. Anghel won one of the bronze medals in the 72kg event at the

held in Belgrade, Serbia. Anghel won the gold medal in the 72kg event at the

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held in Zagreb, Croatia. She defeated

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of Turkey in her gold medal match. Anghel also competed in the 68kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia where she was eliminated in her first match. Anghel won the silver medal in the 72kg event at the

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held in Bucharest, Romania. In the final, she lost against Nesrin Baş of Turkey. Anghel competed at the

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in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the

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in Paris, France. She was eliminated in her second match and she did not qualify for the Olympics. Anghel also competed at the

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held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics. She lost her Olympic wrestle-off match against

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of Canada.

Achievements

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anghel, Alexandra Living people 1997 births Place of birth missing (living people) Romanian female sport wrestlers World Wrestling Championships medalists European Wrestling Championships medalists Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games European Games competitors for Romania 21st-century Romanian sportswomen 21st-century Romanian sportspeople