Florin Zalomir

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]

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
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 and a half years of engagement in France and Afghanistan.^[2]

Zalomir committed suicide on 3 October 2022.^[3]

References

1. "Florin Zalomir Olympic Results". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
2. "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.
3. Kiarash, Amir (4 September 2024). "Florin Zalomir s-a sinucis: Motivul, dezvăluit de fostul său coleg de echipă" [Florin Zalomir committed suicide: his former teammate reveals why]. Adevarul (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 September 2024.

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.