Nicolai Ceban (

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, Nicolae Ceban;

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: Чебан, Николай; born 30 March 1986 in Talmaza,

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) 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 ...

. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in the freestyle 96 kg event, he was knocked out in the first round by

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. He competed in the freestyle 96 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating

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in the 1/8 finals, he was eliminated by

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in the quarterfinals. Ceban competed in the freestyle 97 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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. He was defeated by

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in the first elimination round. He was the flagbearer for Moldova during the

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* 1986 births Living people Moldovan male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of Moldova Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics European Games competitors for Moldova Wrestlers at the 2015 European Games Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games 21st-century Moldovan people {{Moldova-sport-bio-stub