Florin Zalomir

Romanian fencer (1981–2022)

Florin Zalomir

Full name

Florin Gelu Zalomir

Born

(1981-04-21)21 April 1981
Iaşi, Romania

Died

3 October 2022(2022-10-03) (aged 41)
Otopeni, Romania

Height

1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)

Weight

78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)

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

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.

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.