Nicolae Martinescu (24 February 1940 – 1 April 2013) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from

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. He competed at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972, placing third in 1968 and fourth in 1964. At the 1976 Olympics he served as the flag bearer for Romania at the opening ceremony. Martinescu won a European title in 1966 and five medals at the world championships between 1963 and 1974. Domestically he collected 18 Romanian national titles between 1961 and 1978. In 1972, he was awarded the title of

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. After retiring from competitions he worked at the Romanian Wrestling Federation. Martinescu died aged 73 in Bucharest. He wife is folk singer Mioara Velicu.

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1940 births 2013 deaths Olympic wrestlers for Romania Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Romanian male sport wrestlers Olympic gold medalists for Romania Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Olympic medalists in wrestling Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR World Wrestling Championships medalists Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics European Wrestling Championships medalists 20th-century Romanian people People from Brăila County {{Romania-wrestling-bio-stub