Florin Zalomir | |
Fullname: | Florin Gelu Zalomir |
Birth Date: | 21 April 1981 |
Birth Place: | Iaşi, Romania |
Death Place: | Otopeni, Romania |
Height: | 1.84 m |
Weight: | 78kg (172lb) |
Hand: | Right-handed |
Weapon: | Sabre |
Club: | CS Dinamo București |
Natlcoach: | Mihai Covaliu |
Retired: | 2012 |
Fieranking: | Ranking (archive) |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Florin Zalomir (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /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]
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.