Oleg Crețul
Crețul in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 21 February 1975 Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Blindness | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | J1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| IJF | 64954, 53376 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 7075, 158915 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oleg Crețul (Олег Крецул, also spelled Kretsul, born 21 February 1975) is a Moldovan judoka. He competed in the men's half-middleweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[2]
In 1997, Crețul became blind as a result of a car accident.[3] He later competed in para judo at the 2004, 2008, 2012, 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics.[4]
Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Place | Weight class |
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| 1996 | European Judo Championships | 2nd | 78 kg |
| 2004 | Paralympic Games | 2nd | 90 kg |
| 2008 | Paralympic Games | 1st | 90 kg |
| 2023 | European Para Championships | 1st | 90 kg J1 |
| 2024 | Paralympic Games | 3rd | 90 kg J1 |
References
- ^ "Para Judo / Men's -90 kg J1 / Medallists" (PDF). 2024 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
BRONZE / CRETUL Oleg / MDA - Republic of Moldova
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Oleg Crețul". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ Szogedi, Szandra (2 September 2024). "Oleg Cretul: A Journey Through Judo and Beyond". IJF.org. International Judo Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ "Oleg Kretsul". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
External links
Media related to Oleg Crețul at Wikimedia Commons
- Oleg Crețul at the International Judo Federation
- Oleg Crețul at the International Judo Federation
- Oleg Crețul at JudoInside.com
- Oleg Crețul at JudoInside.com
- Oleg Crețul at Olympics.com
- Oleg Crețul at Paralympic.org
- Oleg Crețul at Olympedia
- Oleg Crețul at InterSportStats
- Oleg Crețul on Facebook