Florin Zalomir
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| Full name | Florin Gelu Zalomir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 April 1981 Iaşi, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 October 2022 (aged 41) Otopeni, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weapon | Sabre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National coach | Mihai Covaliu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CS Dinamo București | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | Ranking (archive) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Florin Zalomir (Romanian pronunciation: [floˈrin zaloˈmir]; 21 April 1981 – 3 October 2022) was a Romanian sabre fencer who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics winning a silver medal in the sabre team event.[1]
Personal life
After the 2003 European Fencing Championships from Bourges, France, Zalomir joined the Foreign Legion. He returned to sport after two and a half years of engagement in France and Afghanistan.[2]
Zalomir committed suicide on 3 October 2022.[3]
References
- ^ "Florin Zalomir Olympic Results". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Sabrerul Florin Zalomir a fost în Legiunea Străină" (in Romanian). Libertatea. 11 November 2010. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Florin Zalomir committed suicide: The reason, revealed by his former teammate". Romania Posts English. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
External links
- Profile at the European Fencing Confederation
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Florin Zalomir". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012.
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- Olympic silver medalists for Romania
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