Nicolai Ceban

Nicolai Ceban (Romanian, Nicolae Ceban; Moldovan Cyrillic: Чебан, Николай; born 30 March 1986 in Talmaza, Moldavia, Soviet Union) is a Moldovan freestyle wrestler.[1] At the 2008 Summer Olympics in the freestyle 96 kg event, he was knocked out in the first round by Gergely Kiss.[2]

He competed in the freestyle 96 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating Sinivie Boltic in the 1/8 finals, he was eliminated by Giorgi Gogshelidze in the quarterfinals.[3]

Ceban competed in the freestyle 97 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He was defeated by Albert Saritov of Romania in the first elimination round.[4] He was the flagbearer for Moldova during the Parade of Nations.[5]

References

1. "Nicolai Ceban". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
2. "84 - 96kg men results - Wrestling Freestyle - Beijing 2008 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
3. "Nicolai Ceban - Events and Results". London 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
4. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
5. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-27.