Virgil Munteanu (born July 10, 1988 in

Drobeta-Turnu Severin Drobeta-Turnu Severin (), colloquially Severin, is a city in Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania, on the northern bank of the Danube, close to the Iron Gates. "Drobeta" is the name of the ancient Dacian and Roman towns at the site, and the modern ...

) is an amateur Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's featherweight category. He won the bronze medal for his division at the

2008 European Wrestling Championships The 2008 FILA European Wrestling Championships were held in Tampere, Finland. The event took place from 1 April to 6 April 2008. Medal table Medal summary Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle External linksOfficial website

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. He is also a member of CS Alro Slatina, and is coached and trained by Dinu Obrucea. Munteanu represented Romania at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in Beijing, where he competed for the men's 55 kg class. He received a bye for the second preliminary round, before losing out to U.S. wrestler and former world university champion

Spenser Mango Spenser Mango (born July 6, 1986) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler. He has represented the United States in numerous international competitions including the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he competed in the 55 kg w ...

, with a technical score of 3–6.

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