Mihai Mihuț

Mihai Mihuț
Mihut at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (1995-03-16) 16 March 1995 (age 29)
Height168 cm (5.51 ft; 66 in)
Sport
CountryRomania
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class63 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Romania
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kaspiysk 63 kg
World U23 Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bucharest 63 kg
European U23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Istanbul 63 kg

Mihai Radu Mihuț (born 16 March 1995) is a Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a gold medalist at the European Wrestling Championships.

Career

Mihuț won the gold medal in the 63 kg event at the 2018 European Wrestling Championships held in Kaspiysk, Russia.[1][2] In the final, he defeated Stig-André Berge of Norway. In that same year, Mihuț also won the gold medal in the men's 63 kg event at the 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey.[3]

In 2020, Mihuț competed in the men's 63 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[4] In March 2021, he competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] He was eliminated in his first match by Islambek Dadov of Azerbaijan.[5]

In 2022, Mihuț competed in the 67 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary where he was eliminated in his first match. A few months later, he lost his bronze medal match in his event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[6]

Mihuț competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[7] He was eliminated in his second match and he did not qualify for the Olympics.[7] Mihuț also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.[8]

Achievements

Year Tournament Location Result Event
2018 European Championships Kaspiysk, Russia 1st Greco-Roman 63 kg

References

  1. ^ Giles, Thomas (1 May 2018). "Vlasov wins gold medal on mixed night for host country Russia at European Wrestling Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. ^ "2018 European Wrestling Championships Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ^ "2018 European U23 Wrestling Championship" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b "2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  7. ^ a b "2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.