Full name: Ion Cernea
Gender: Male
Height: 5'3" (161 cm)
Weight: 126 lbs (57 kg)
Born: October 21, 1936 in Râu Alb, Hunedoara, Romania
Country:
Romania
Sport: Wrestling
Medals: 1 Silver, 1 Bronze (2 Total)
Ion Cernea had the following finishes at major championships – 1965 World Championship: 57.0 kg. Greco-Roman (1st); 1961 World Championship: 57.0 kg. Greco-Roman (2nd); 1962 World Championship: 57.0 kg. Greco-Roman (5th). |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer | 23 | Roma | Wrestling | Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman | Romania | ROU | 2 | Silver | |
| 1964 Summer | 27 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Men's Bantamweight, Greco-Roman | Romania | ROU | 3 | Bronze |
| Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result | BP | MR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 Summer | 23 | Roma | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Final Round | Match #1 | 2 | 1960-08-31 | Karavayev (URS) decision, Cernea (ROU) | ||
| 1960 Summer | 23 | Roma | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Round Five | 2 | 1960-08-31 | 5 | |||
| 1960 Summer | 23 | Roma | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Round Five | Match #1 | 1 | 1960-08-31 | Cernea (ROU) decision, Knitter (POL) | 1 | |
| 1960 Summer | 23 | Roma | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Round Four | 2T | 1960-08-30 | 4 | |||
| 1960 Summer | 23 | Roma | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Round Four | Match #1 | 1 | 1960-08-30 | Cernea (ROU) decision, Gramellini (ITA) | 1 | |
| 1960 Summer | 23 | Roma | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Round Three | 4T | 1960-08-29 | 3 | |||
| 1960 Summer | 23 | Roma | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Round Three | Match #1 | 1 | 1960-08-29 | Cernea (ROU) decision, Alflen (NED) | 1 | |
| 1960 Summer | 23 | Roma | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Round Two | 6T | 1960-08-27 | 2 | |||
| 1960 Summer | 23 | Roma | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Round Two | Match #1 | 1T | 1960-08-27 | Cernea (ROU) draw, Hódos (HUN) | 2 | |
| 1960 Summer | 23 | Roma | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Round One | 1T | 1960-08-26 | 0 | |||
| 1960 Summer | 23 | Roma | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Round One | Match #1 | 1 | 1960-08-26 | Cernea (ROU) fall (4:40), Ben Akoun (MAR) | 0 | |
| 1964 Summer | 27 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Final Standings | 3 | 1964-10-16 | ||||
| 1964 Summer | 27 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Final Round | Match #2 | 2 | 1964-10-19 | Trostianskiy (URS) decision, Cernea (ROU) | ||
| 1964 Summer | 27 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Round Four | 2T | 1964-10-19 | 5 | |||
| 1964 Summer | 27 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Round Four | Match #3 | 1 | 1964-10-19 | Cernea (ROU) decision, Beşergil (TUR) | 1 | |
| 1964 Summer | 27 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Round Three | 5T | 1964-10-18 | 4 | |||
| 1964 Summer | 27 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Round Three | Match #3 | 1 | 1964-10-18 | Cernea (ROU) decision, Švec (TCH) | 1 | |
| 1964 Summer | 27 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Round Two | 5T | 1964-10-17 | 3 | |||
| 1964 Summer | 27 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Round Two | Match #4 | 1 | 1964-10-17 | Cernea (ROU) decision, Knitter (POL) | 1 | |
| 1964 Summer | 27 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Round One | 9T | 1964-10-16 | 2 | |||
| 1964 Summer | 27 | Tokyo | Wrestling | Romania | ROU | Round One | Match #4 | 1T | 1964-10-16 | Cernea (ROU) , Varga (HUN) draw | 2 |