Oleg Crețul

Oleg Crețul
Crețul in 2024
Personal information
Born (1975-02-21) 21 February 1975
Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
OccupationJudoka
Sport
SportJudo
DisabilityBlindness
Disability classJ1
Medal record
Representing  Moldova
Men's para judo
Paralympic Games
2024 Paris 90 kg J1[1]
European Para Championships
2023 Rotterdam 90 kg J1
Men's judo
European Championships
1996 The Hague 78 kg
Representing  Russia
Men's para judo
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing 90 kg
2004 Athens 90 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF64954, 53376
JudoInside.com7075, 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
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

  1. ^ "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
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Szogedi, Szandra (2 September 2024). "Oleg Cretul: A Journey Through Judo and Beyond". IJF.org. International Judo Federation. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Oleg Kretsul". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 December 2025.

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