CRETUL Oleg

Republic of Moldova
Judo
21 Feb 1975
46
Male
B1

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
JUD Judo Men -90 kg 9

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Followed by 		Nippon Budokan Judo Mat 1
Men -90 kg Elimination Round of 16
#2
UZB
BOBOEV SBOBOEV Shukhrat
 Sport Class: B3
1s2
WAZ
MDA
CRETUL OCRETUL Oleg
 Sport Class: B1
0
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
1Men -90 kg2008Beijing, CHN
2Men -90 kg2004Athens, GRE
5Men -90 kg2012London, GBR
World Championships
1Men -90 kg2010Antalya, TUR
5Men -90 kg2018Odivelas, POR
European Championships
7Men -90 kg2019Genoa, ITA
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Athlete
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Physical Education, Sport Studies
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Wife Oksana Kretsul, son Oleg, daughter Iuliia
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Romanian, Russian
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Vitaly Gligor, RUS
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He has also represented Moldova in able-bodied judo and competed in the 81kg category at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. (SportsDeskOnline, 15 Jun 2021; cineuropa.org, 20 Aug 2020)
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He suffered a serious injury while competing in the 90kg category at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (eju.net, 25 Jun 2016)
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He took up judo in 1985 at age 10 in Moldova. (Athlete, 29 Oct 2015; izvestia.ru, 17 Sep 2008)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 25 May 2021)
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Winning silver in the 90kg category at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens and gold in the 90kg category at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing. (SportsDeskOnline, 15 Jun 2021; IJF, 24 Jan 2016)
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"Never give up." (IJF, 24 Jan 2016)
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In recognition of his performance at the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, he received the Order of Friendship in the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 30 Sep 2009)

In recognition of his performance at the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, he received the Order for Merit to the Fatherland [second class] in the Russian Federation. (rg.ru, 18 Aug 2006)

He has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 30 Sep 2009)

General Interest

Classification
B1 (IBSA, 15 Jun 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (IJF, 24 Jan 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (IJF, 24 Jan 2016)

Impairment Details
He lost his wife and brother in a car accident in September 1997. He survived the accident but lost his eyesight. (izvestia.ru, 17 Sep 2008)

General
FEATURE FILM
In 2020 a television drama based on his life, entitled 'Kretsul', was released and won that year's Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at the Transilvania International Film Festival in Romania. The award, with a first prize of 20,000 Euros, was open to entries for feature film projects by first and second-time directors from Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Georgia, Moldova, Hungary, Greece, Ukraine, the Russian Federation and Turkey. The drama, directed by Alexandra Likhacheva and produced by Anna Shalashina, both from the Russian Federation, also focused on Kretsul's relationship with coach Vitaly Gligor. (cineuropa.org, 20 Aug 2020)

NATIONALITY SWITCH
He previously represented the Russian Federation, including at three Paralympic Games from 2004 to 2012. He later switched to represent Moldova, who he had previously competed for in able-bodied judo at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. (SportsDeskOnline, 15 Jun 2021)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
WAZ:
Waza-Ari
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