Constantin Corduneanu (23 April 1969,

Iași Iași ( , , ; also known by other alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the second largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, it has traditionally ...

– 15 April 2024, Târgu Mureș) was a Romanian

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 ...

who competed in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

and in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

Biography

Born into a poor family with eleven children, Corduneanu started wrestling at the Nicolina Sports Club in his hometown,

. During his active wrestling career he was a member of Steaua Bucharest and Dinamo Brașov, where he was a

non-commissioned officer A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is a military officer who has not pursued a commission. Non-commissioned officers usually earn their position of authority by promotion through the enlisted ranks. (Non-officers, which includes most or all enli ...

. Corduneanu retired from wrestling in 2002, but before that he had become the leader of a Mafia-type criminal organization in Iași. In 2018, he was indicted along with Dragos Cosmin Gradinariu, ''alias'' Bombardieru for the "establishment of an organized criminal group, leading and financing illegal drug activities, and illegal trafficking of high-risk drugs", but was found not guilty by Romania's Supreme Court in 2013. When he married his second wife, Alina Bogdan, he changed his family name into Bogdan, but reverted to the old family name after they divorced. In 2015, he had a song dedicated to him and his brother, Adrian Corduneanu (also known as Beleaua), named Mafia. The artist who sings it is Dani Mocanu, well known manele singer. Corduneanu died on 15 April 2024, at the age of 54.

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* 1969 births 2024 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Romania Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Romanian male sport wrestlers Sportspeople from Iași {{Romania-wrestling-bio-stub