Mariana Cherdivara-Eșanu (born 15 September 1992) is a Moldovan freestyle wrestler. She competed in the women's freestyle 58 kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which she was eliminated in the round of 16 by Sakshi Malik.[1][2]

Mariana Cherdivara
Personal information
National teamMoldova
Born (1992-09-15) September 15, 1992 (age 32)
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
CountryMoldova
SportWrestling
Weight classWomen Middleweight 62kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Women's wrestling
Representing  Moldova
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Novi Sad 58 kg
Individual World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Belgrade 59 kg

In 2020, she won the silver medal in the women's 59 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4] In March 2021, she competed at the European Qualification Tournament in Budapest, Hungary hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[5] She did not qualify at this tournament and she also failed to qualify for the Olympics at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.[6]

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

Major results

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Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2011 European Championships   Dortmund, Germany 14th Freestyle 63 kg
World Championships   Istanbul, Turkey 45th Freestyle 63 kg
2013 European Championships   Tbilisi, Georgia 7th Freestyle 55 kg
World Championships   Budapest, Hungary 18th Freestyle 55 kg
2015 European Games   Baku, Azerbaijan 12th Freestyle 58 kg
World Championships   Las Vegas, United States 28th Freestyle 58 kg
2016 Olympic Games   Rio de Janeiro, Brasil 11th Freestyle 58 kg
2017 European Championships   Novi Sad, Serbia 2nd Freestyle 58 kg
2018 World Championships   Budapest, Hungary 14th Freestyle 59 kg
2019 European Championships   Bucharest, Romania 9th Freestyle 62 kg
European Games   Minsk, Belarus 12th Freestyle 62 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Mariana Cherdivara Esanu". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Women's Freestyle 58 kg - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. ^ Shefferd, Neil (16 December 2020). "Russia claim team title on final day of women's action at UWW Individual World Cup". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 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. ^ "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. ^ "2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  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.
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