# Alexandra Anghel

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{{short description|Romanian freestyle wrestler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
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{{Medal|Sport| Women's [freestyle wrestling](/source/freestyle_wrestling) }}
{{Medal|Country| {{ROU}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| [World Championships](/source/World_Wrestling_Championships) }}
{{Medal|Bronze| [2022 Belgrade](/source/2022_World_Wrestling_Championships) | [72 kg](/source/2022_World_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle_72_kg) }}
{{Medal|Competition| [European Championships](/source/European_Wrestling_Championships) }}
{{Medal|Gold| [2023 Zagreb](/source/2023_European_Wrestling_Championships) | [72 kg](/source/2023_European_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle_72_kg) }}
{{Medal|Silver| [2024 Bucharest](/source/2024_European_Wrestling_Championships) | [72 kg](/source/2024_European_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle_72_kg) }}
{{MedalSilver|[2026 Tirana](/source/2026_European_Wrestling_Championships)|[76 kg](/source/2026_European_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle_76_kg)}}
{{Medal|Bronze| [2018 Kaspiysk](/source/2018_European_Wrestling_Championships) | [72 kg](/source/2018_European_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle_72_kg) }}
{{Medal|Bronze| [2025 Bratislava](/source/2025_European_Wrestling_Championships) | [72 kg](/source/2025_European_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle_72_kg) }}
{{MedalCompetition|[World Military Championships](/source/World_Military_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver|[2025 Warendorf](/source/2025_World_Military_Wrestling_Championships)|76 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition |[Yasar Dogu](/source/Yasar_Dogu) Tournament }}
{{MedalBronze|[2017 Istanbul](/source/2017_Yasar_Dogu_Tournament)|69 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|[2020 Istanbul](/source/2020_Yasar_Dogu_Tournament)|68 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|[2022 Istanbul](/source/2022_Yasar_Dogu_Tournament)|[72 kg](/source/2022_Yasar_Dogu_Tournament)}}
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{{MedalGold|[2026 Zagreb](/source/2026_Grand_Prix_Zagreb_Open)|[76 kg](/source/2026_Grand_Prix_Zagreb_Open_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2022 Rome](/source/Matteo_Pellicone_Ranking_Series_2022)|[72 kg](/source/Matteo_Pellicone_Ranking_Series_2022)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2023 Budapest](/source/2023_Poly%C3%A1k_Imre_%26_Varga_J%C3%A1nos_Memorial_Tournament)|[68 kg](/source/2023_Poly%C3%A1k_Imre_%26_Varga_J%C3%A1nos_Memorial_Tournament_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle)}}
{{Medal|Competition| [World U23 Championships](/source/World_U23_Wrestling_Championships) }}
{{Medal|Silver| [2018 Bucharest](/source/2018_World_U23_Wrestling_Championship) | 72 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| European U23 Championship }}
{{Medal|Bronze| [2018 Istanbul](/source/2018_European_U23_Wrestling_Championship) | 72 kg }}
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'''Alexandra Anghel''' (born 28 June 1997) is a [Romania](/source/Romania)n [freestyle wrestler](/source/Freestyle_wrestling). She won one of the bronze medals in the [72{{nbsp}}kg](/source/2022_World_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle_72_kg) event at the [2022 World Wrestling Championships](/source/2022_World_Wrestling_Championships) held in [Belgrade](/source/Belgrade), [Serbia](/source/Serbia).<ref name="champion_resumes_title_success_2022">{{Cite news |last=Brennan |first=Eliott |date=15 September 2022 |title=Olympic champion Stock-Mensah resumes title success at World Wrestling Championships |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1128098/stock-mensah-success-wrestling |access-date=17 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="results_book_world_wrestling_championships_2022">{{Cite web |title=2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-date=18 September 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> She is a five-time medalist, including gold, in her event at the [European Wrestling Championships](/source/European_Wrestling_Championships).

== Career ==
Anghel won one of the bronze medals in the [72{{nbsp}}kg](/source/2018_European_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle_72_kg) event at the [2018 European Wrestling Championships](/source/2018_European_Wrestling_Championships) held in [Kaspiysk](/source/Kaspiysk), [Russia](/source/Russia).<ref name="uww_european_wrestling_championships_2018">{{Cite web|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-05/results_04_kaspiisk.pdf|title=2018 European Wrestling Championships Results|website=United World Wrestling|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412211223/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2018-05/results_04_kaspiisk.pdf|archive-date=12 April 2020|access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="bulgaria_take_two_gold_2018">{{Cite news|last=Rowbottom|first=Mike|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1064707/bulgaria-take-two-gold-medals-in-concluding-womens-finals-at-european-wrestling-chamionships-in-russia|title=Bulgaria take two gold medals in concluding women's finals at European Wrestling {{sic|nolink=y|reason=error in source|Chamionships}} in Russia|date=4 May 2018|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref> In 2019, she lost the bronze medal match in the [72{{nbsp}}kg](/source/2019_European_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle_72_kg) event at the [European Wrestling Championships](/source/2019_European_Wrestling_Championships) held in [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest), [Romania](/source/Romania).<ref name="orshush_and_yusein_european_2019">{{Cite news|last=Pavitt|first=Michael|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1077889/orshush-and-yusein-defend-titles-at-european-wrestling-championships|title=Orshush and Yusein defend titles at European Wrestling Championships|date=12 April 2019|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref> In the same year, Anghel also competed in the [72{{nbsp}}kg](/source/2019_World_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle_72_kg) event at the [2019 World Wrestling Championships](/source/2019_World_Wrestling_Championships) where she lost her first match against [Natalia Vorobieva](/source/Natalia_Vorobieva). In the [repechage](/source/repechage) she was eliminated from the competition by [Masako Furuichi](/source/Masako_Furuichi) of Japan.<ref name="uww_world_wrestling_championships_2019">{{Cite web|url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/nur-sultan_kz_final-book_1.pdf|title=2019 World Wrestling Championships Results|website=United World Wrestling|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412151211/https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/nur-sultan_kz_final-book_1.pdf|archive-date=12 April 2020|access-date=12 April 2020}}</ref>

In February 2022, Anghel won one of the bronze medals in the 72{{nbsp}}kg event at the [Yasar Dogu Tournament](/source/2022_Yasar_Dogu_Tournament) held in [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul), [Turkey](/source/Turkey).<ref name="yasar_dogu_vehbi_emre_hampit_kaplan_results_book_2022">{{Cite web |title=2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-03/final-book-ranking-series-istambul-2022-light.pdf?VersionId=BMipbXFVxzXXeonWOfeVdKVeNlWlxYzt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302085143/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-03/final-book-ranking-series-istambul-2022-light.pdf?VersionId=BMipbXFVxzXXeonWOfeVdKVeNlWlxYzt |archive-date=2 March 2022 |access-date=2 March 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> In April 2022, she lost her bronze medal match in the [72{{nbsp}}kg](/source/2022_European_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle_72_kg) event at the [European Wrestling Championships](/source/2022_European_Wrestling_Championships) held in [Budapest](/source/Budapest), [Hungary](/source/Hungary).<ref name="results_book_european_wrestling_championships_2022">{{Cite web |title=2022 European Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-04/2022_senior_european_championships_official_results.pdf?VersionId=KEoKJnjfNdVsB13voNEJO9gMUHnyIlq0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403191311/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-04/2022_senior_european_championships_official_results.pdf?VersionId=KEoKJnjfNdVsB13voNEJO9gMUHnyIlq0 |archive-date=3 April 2022 |access-date=3 April 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> A few months later, she won the bronze medal in her event at the [Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022](/source/Matteo_Pellicone_Ranking_Series_2022) held in [Rome](/source/Rome), [Italy](/source/Italy).<ref name="results_book_matteo_pellicone_ranking_series_2022">{{Cite web |title=Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-06/final-book-matteo_pellicone.pdf?VersionId=qzK3za9J0rNgcVjK8V3USdzHshFpyOIW |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625194934/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-06/final-book-matteo_pellicone.pdf?VersionId=qzK3za9J0rNgcVjK8V3USdzHshFpyOIW |archive-date=25 June 2022 |access-date=25 June 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> Anghel won one of the bronze medals in the [72{{nbsp}}kg](/source/2022_World_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle_72_kg) event at the [2022 World Wrestling Championships](/source/2022_World_Wrestling_Championships) held in Belgrade, Serbia, behind American gold medal winner [Amit Elor](/source/Amit_Elor) and Kazakh silver medal winner [Zhamila Bakbergenova](/source/Zhamila_Bakbergenova).<ref name="champion_resumes_title_success_2022"/><ref name="results_book_world_wrestling_championships_2022"/>

Anghel won the gold medal in the [72{{nbsp}}kg](/source/2023_European_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle_72_kg) event at the [2023 European Wrestling Championships](/source/2023_European_Wrestling_Championships) held in Zagreb, Croatia.<ref name="european_wrestling_championships_results_book_2023">{{Cite web |title=2023 European Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2023-04/final-book-senior-european-championships_.pdf?VersionId=C4X59O2RAfRiJyBB28sm1SXcoyTBDXpq |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423200920/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2023-04/final-book-senior-european-championships_.pdf?VersionId=C4X59O2RAfRiJyBB28sm1SXcoyTBDXpq |archive-date=23 April 2023 |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> She defeated [Buse Tosun](/source/Buse_Tosun) of Turkey in her gold medal match.<ref name="european_wrestling_championships_results_book_2023"/> Anghel also competed in the [68{{nbsp}}kg](/source/2023_World_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle_68_kg) event at the [2023 World Wrestling Championships](/source/2023_World_Wrestling_Championships) held in [Belgrade](/source/Belgrade), [Serbia](/source/Serbia) where she was eliminated in her first match.<ref name="world_wrestling_championships_results_book_2023">{{Cite web |title=2023 World Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-09/final-book-2023-senior_world_championships_and_og_qualif.pdf?VersionId=Vw6R1se4WK.11kPw_YnsfzZdbwCSiIiI |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104205225/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2023-09/final-book-2023-senior_world_championships_and_og_qualif.pdf?VersionId=Vw6R1se4WK.11kPw_YnsfzZdbwCSiIiI |archive-date=4 November 2023 |access-date=4 November 2023 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref>

Anghel won the silver medal in the [72{{nbsp}}kg](/source/2024_European_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle_72_kg) event at the [2024 European Wrestling Championships](/source/2024_European_Wrestling_Championships) held in [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest), [Romania](/source/Romania).<ref name="bucharest_day_five_2024">{{Cite news |last=Khalatyan |first=Rafael |date=17 February 2024 |title=Bucharest 2024 Day 5: Ukraine wins team title in women's wrestling |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1143810/ukraine-wins-team-title-in-womens-europe |access-date=22 February 2024 |work=InsideTheGames.biz}}</ref><ref name="european_wrestling_championships_results_book_2024">{{Cite web |title=2024 European Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_bucharest.pdf?VersionId=XkE2ZnjNmXYzWNF1si8_Od9HuEOhuMrM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219213412/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_bucharest.pdf?VersionId=XkE2ZnjNmXYzWNF1si8_Od9HuEOhuMrM |archive-date=19 February 2024 |access-date=19 February 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> In the final, she lost against [Nesrin Baş](/source/Nesrin_Ba%C5%9F) of Turkey.<ref name="bucharest_day_five_2024"/><ref name="european_wrestling_championships_results_book_2024"/> Anghel competed at the [2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament](/source/2024_European_Wrestling_Olympic_Qualification_Tournament) in [Baku](/source/Baku), [Azerbaijan](/source/Azerbaijan) hoping to qualify for the [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics) in Paris, France.<ref name="european_wrestling_olympic_qualification_tournament_results_book_2024">{{Cite web |title=2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_european_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240408164811/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-04/final-book-seniors_european_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-date=8 April 2024 |access-date=8 April 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> She was eliminated in her second match and she did not qualify for the Olympics.<ref name="european_wrestling_olympic_qualification_tournament_results_book_2024"/> Anghel also competed at the [2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament](/source/2024_World_Wrestling_Olympic_Qualification_Tournament) held in [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul), [Turkey](/source/Turkey) without qualifying for the Olympics.<ref name="world_wrestling_olympic_qualification_tournament_results_book_2024">{{Cite web |title=2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/2024-05/results_05_istanbul_qt.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514204605/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-05/results_05_istanbul_qt.pdf |archive-date=14 May 2024 |access-date=14 May 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> She lost her Olympic wrestle-off match against [Linda Morais](/source/Linda_Morais) of Canada.<ref name="world_wrestling_olympic_qualification_tournament_results_book_2024"/>

== Achievements ==

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!Year
!Tournament
!Location
!Result
!Event
|-
|2018
|[European Championships](/source/2018_European_Wrestling_Championships)
|Kaspiysk, Russia
|align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|[Freestyle 72{{nbsp}}kg](/source/2018_European_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle_72_kg)
|-
|2022
|[World Championships](/source/2022_World_Wrestling_Championships)
|Belgrade, Serbia
|align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|[Freestyle 72{{nbsp}}kg](/source/2022_World_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle_72_kg)
|-
|2023
|[European Championships](/source/2023_European_Wrestling_Championships)
|Zagreb, Croatia
|align="center" bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|[Freestyle 72{{nbsp}}kg](/source/2023_European_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle_72_kg)
|-
|2024
|[European Championships](/source/2024_European_Wrestling_Championships)
|Bucharest, Romania
|align="center" bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|[Freestyle 72{{nbsp}}kg](/source/2024_European_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle_72_kg)
|-
|2025
|[European Championships](/source/2025_European_Wrestling_Championships)
|Bratislava, Slovakia
|align="center" bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|[Freestyle 72{{nbsp}}kg](/source/2025_European_Wrestling_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_freestyle_72_kg)
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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{{European Champions freestyle wrestling women's first heavyweight}}
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Category:Living people
Category:1997 births
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Romanian female sport wrestlers
Category:World Wrestling Championships medalists
Category:European Wrestling Championships medalists
Category:Wrestlers at the 2019 European Games
Category:European Games competitors for Romania
Category:21st-century Romanian sportswomen

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Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Alexandra Anghel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Anghel) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Anghel?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.