Radu Lefter (born 31 March 2001 in Cobîlea, ÃÂoldÃÂneÃÂti District, Moldova) is a Moldovan freestyle wrestler in the 97â¯kg weight class. He won gold at the 2024 European U23 Championships in BakuâÂÂMoldova's first ever in freestyleâÂÂand silver at the 2023 U23 World Championships. He represented Moldova at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Lefter began wrestling in Moldova and first gained international attention by winning bronze at the 2017 European Cadet Championships in Sarajevo.
He won silver at the 2023 U23 World Wrestling Championships in Tirana after losing in the final to American wrestler Isaac Trumble.
In May 2024, Lefter became the first Moldovan freestyle wrestler to win gold at the European U23 Championships, defeating Soslan Dzhagaev (neutral flag) in the final in Baku.
He later qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the World Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul.
At the Olympics in Paris, Lefter lost in the round of 16 to PolandâÂÂs Zbigniew Baranowski and finished 13th overall.
In 2025, Lefter reached the quarterfinals of the European Championships and placed 8th. He also participated in the 2025 Ranking Series events in Croatia and Albania, finishing 8th at both with a combined 3âÂÂ5 match record.