Iulia Leorda is a

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n wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway. She is also a two-time bronze medalist at the

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. She also competed at the

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Career

Leorda won the silver medal in the girls' freestyle 46 kg event, losing to

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of Japan in the final. In March 2021, Leorda competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the

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in Tokyo, Japan. In 2022, Leorda won one of the bronze medals in the women's 53 kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. In April 2022, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 53 kg event at the

held in Budapest, Hungary. She competed in the women's 53kg event at the

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held in Belgrade, Serbia.

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