Daniel Cataraga
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| Born | June 11, 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Moldova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 71–77 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Daniel Cataraga (born 11 June 1995) is a Moldovan Greco-Roman wrestler. He won a silver medal at the 2016 World Wrestling Championships and a bronze medal at the 2018 European Wrestling Championships. Cataraga is also a two-time U23 world champion and a U23 European champion.
Career
Cataraga rose to prominence after winning gold at the 2015 European U23 Wrestling Championships in Wałbrzych, competing in the 71 kg weight category.[1]
He won a silver medal at the 2016 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest in the 71 kg division, marking one of Moldova’s best results in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1]
At the 2017 World U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz and the 2018 U23 World Championships in Bucharest, Cataraga won back-to-back gold medals in the 71 kg and 77 kg categories, respectively.[1]
In 2018, Cataraga earned a bronze medal at the European Wrestling Championships in Kaspiysk. Initially finishing fifth, he was later awarded bronze after Georgian wrestler Yuri Lomadze was disqualified for doping.[2]
He also competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, finishing 11th in the 71 kg event.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Daniel Cataraga – UWW Athlete Profile". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Daniel Cataraga will receive European bronze after opponent's disqualification". Sports.md. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Daniel Cataraga – Baku 2015 athlete profile". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
External links
- Daniel Cataraga at United World Wrestling
- Daniel Cataraga at Baku 2015 Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine (archived)