Cynthia Vanessa Vescan (born 7 February 1992) is a French

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of Romanian origin.

Background and wrestling career

Vescan was born in Strasbourg, France. At the 2012 Summer Olympics held in

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, United Kingdom, she competed in the women's freestyle 72 kg event where she lost her first bout in the round of 16 against Moldova's Svetlana Saenko. In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the 76 kg event at the

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held in Nice, France.

Mixed martial arts career

In March 2021, news surfaced that Vescan had signed a contract with

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with intentions to compete in mixed martial arts in the future. Vescan was scheduled to make her debut in mixed martial arts against Amanda Leve on August 19, 2021, at PFL 8. However, Vescan has to pull out of the bout.

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* 1992 births Living people Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics French people of Romanian descent Sportspeople from Strasbourg Olympic wrestlers for France French female sport wrestlers European Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century French women Doping cases in wrestling {{France-wrestling-bio-stub