#WrestleOslo GR Top Performer: Victor CIOBANU (MDA)

Ciobanu tallied four victories at the World Championships and scraped together a 9-3 60kg finals victory over Zholaman SHARSHENBEKOV (KGZ). His podium-topping finished handed Moldova their first-ever Greco-Roman world gold medal. “This gold medal means a lot to me and to my coach, because I never had a world gold medal, nor did he,“ said Ciobanu, who turned 29 in early October. “I have made the dream of both of us come true.“ Ciobanu, one of the most dynamic competitors in the sport, came close to winning a title in Budapest in 2018 but finally got over the hump in Oslo.