Birth Date: | 24 February 1940 |
Birth Place: | Vişani, Romania |
Death Date: | 1 April 2013 (aged 73) |
Death Place: | Bucharest, Romania |
Height: | 183 cm |
Sport: | Greco-Roman wrestling |
Club: | Dunarea Galati CS Dinamo București[1] |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Nicolae Martinescu (24 February 1940 – 1 April 2013) was a Greco-Roman wrestler from Romania. 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.[1]
In 1972, he was awarded the title of Merited Master of Sport of the USSR.[2] After retiring from competitions he worked at the Romanian Wrestling Federation. Martinescu died aged 73 in Bucharest.
He wife is folk singer Mioara Velicu.