Collins Valentine Filimon
Romanian-born Austrian badminton player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Collins Valentine Filimon (born 14 February 1998) is a Romanian-born badminton player who is currently representing Austria.[1][2][3] He plays for the ASKÖ Traun badminton club.[4] He represented Austria in badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Country | Romania (2012–2021) Austria (2021–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1998 Bucharest, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 84 (19 March 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 111 (31 July 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Summarize
Perspective
Filimon joined the Romanian national team in 2012. He won the boys' singles title at the Cyprus Junior International in 2014 and 2015. He also won a silver medal in mixed doubles at the 2015 U19 Balkan Badminton Championships with Catalina Simionescu. In 2016, Filimon reached the semi-finals of the Balkan Badminton Championships but had to settle for bronze after losing 16–21, 18–21 to Ivan Rusev of Bulgaria.[5]
In 2019, Filimon represented Romania in the 2019 European Games men's singles event. He did not advance further after losing to Vladimir Malkov and Azmy Qowimuramadhoni in the group stage but won a match against Robert Mann of Luxembourg.[6]
In September 2021, Filimon became a naturalized Austrian citizen and began playing for Austria in international tournaments. In 2022, he won his first international title at the Slovenia International after defeating Lin Kuan-ting of Chinese Taipei 21–17, 23–25, 21–12.[7] In April 2024, he won his second title at the Malta International when he defeated Wolfgang Gnedt in an all Austrian encounter.[8]
Filimon made his debut in men's singles at the 2024 Summer Olympics. In Group E, he faced fourth seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark and Ade Resky Dwicahyo of Azerbaijan.[9] He lost his opening match to Antonsen 10–21, 18–21.[10] He then lost his second match to Ade Resky Dwicahyo 18–21, 11–21 and was eliminated in the group stages.[11]
Achievements
Balkan Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Sala Polivalentă Iași, Iași, Romania |  Ivan Rusev |
16–21, 18–21 |  Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Beroe Sports Hall, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria |  Catalina Simionescu |
Blagovest Kisyov Gabriela Stoeva |
19–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Slovenia International |  Lin Kuan-ting |
21–17, 23–25, 21–12 |  Winner |
| 2024 | Malta International |  Wolfgang Gnedt |
19–21, 21–17, 21–11 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
External links
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