Eusebiu Iancu Diaconu (born March 16, 1981, in

Bacău Bacău ( ; , ; ; ) is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. With a population of 136,087 (as of 2021 census), Bacău is the 14th largest city in Romania. The city is situated in the historical region of Moldavia, at the foothills of the ...

) is an amateur Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler, who played for the men's lightweight category. He is a two-time Olympian, a three-time medalist at the

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, and a three-time bronze medalist (2003, 2005, and 2007) for his division at the

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. He is also a member of CCS Bacau Wrestling, and is coached and trained by Gheorghe Mocanu. Diaconu made his official debut for the

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, where he reached the knock-out stage of the men's 60 kg, by winning the preliminary pool round against U.S. wrestler Jim Gruenwald and Portugal's Hugo Passos. He lost the quarterfinal match to South Korea's Jung Ji-Hyun, with a final score of 0–6. At the

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, Diaconu competed for the second time in the men's 60 kg class. He first defeated Egypt's Ashraf El-Gharably by a superiority decision in the qualifying round, before losing out the preliminary round of sixteen to Azerbaijan's

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, with a classification score of 1–3. Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Diaconu offered another shot for the bronze medal by entering the repechage bouts. He was defeated by China's Sheng Jiang in the first round, with a score of 5–8.

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NBC Olympics Profile
* Romanian male sport wrestlers 1981 births Living people Olympic wrestlers for Romania Wrestlers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Bacău World Wrestling Championships medalists 21st-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-wrestling-bio-stub