Florin Zalomir

Florin Zalomir (Romanian pronunciation: [floˈrin zaloˈmir]; born 21 April 1981 in Iaşi)[1] is a Romanian sabre fencer who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics winning a silver medal in the sabre team event.

Florin Zalomir
Full name	Florin Gelu Zalomir
Born	21 April 1981 Iaşi, Romania
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Weapon	sabre
Hand	right-handed
National coach	Mihai Covaliu
Club	CS Dinamo București
Retired	2012
FIE ranking	ranking (archive)
Medal record Men's sabre Representing  Romania Olympic Games 2012 London Team sabre World Championships 2009 Antalya Team sabre 2001 Nîmes Team sabre 2010 Paris Team sabre European Championships 2006 Izmir Team sabre 2009 Plovdiv Team sabre 2012 Legnano Team sabre 2006 Izmir Individual sabre

Personal life

After the 2003 European Fencing Championships from Bourges, France, Zalomir joined the Foreign Legion. He returned to sport after two years and a half of engagement in France and Afghanistan.[2]

References

1. "Florin Zalomir Olympic Results". london2012.com. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
2. "Sabrerul Florin Zalomir a fost în Legiunea Străină" (in Romanian). Libertatea. 11 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2012-08-03.

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 2012-12-16.