Alin Alexuc-Ciurariu (born February 3, 1990) is an amateur Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler, who competes in the men's heavyweight category.[1][2] He won one of the bronze medals in the 130 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4] He is a member of CS Botoşani for the wrestling division, and is coached and trained by Victor Baciu.[1]
Career
Alexuc-Ciurariu represented Romania at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 96 kg class. He lost the qualifying match to Albanian-born Bulgarian wrestler Elis Guri, who was able to score one point each in two straight periods, leaving Alexuc-Ciurariu without a single point.[5]
At the 2018 European Championships, he competed in the 130 kg division.[6] He beat Stepan David and Mantas Knystautas before losing to Rıza Kayaalp.[6] As Kayaalp reached the final, Alexuc-Ciurariu was entered into the repechage.[6] There, he won his bronze medal match against Bálint Lám.[6]