Florin Zalomir
{{Short description|Romanian fencer (1981–2022)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox fencer
| name = Florin Zalomir
| birth_name =
| fullname = Florin Gelu Zalomir
| nickname =
| nationality =
| residence =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1981|04|21|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|10|03|1981|04|21|df=yes}}
| death_place = Otopeni, Romania
| height = 1.84 m
| weight = {{convert|78|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}
| hand = Right-handed
| weapon = Sabre
| club = CS Dinamo București
| natlcoach = Mihai Covaliu
| retired = 2012
| fieranking = [https://fie.org/athletes/5721 Ranking] (archive)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's sabre}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ROU}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver| 2012 London | Team sabre}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2009 Antalya |Team sabre}}
{{MedalBronze|2001 Nîmes |Team sabre}}
{{MedalBronze|2010 Paris |Team sabre}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2006 Izmir |Team sabre}}
{{MedalSilver|2009 Plovdiv |Team sabre}}
{{MedalSilver|2012 Legnano |Team sabre}}
{{MedalBronze|2006 Izmir |Individual sabre}}
| show-medals = yes
}}
Florin Zalomir ({{IPA|ro|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.{{cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/zalomir-florin-1041151/ |title=Florin Zalomir Olympic Results |accessdate=29 July 2012 |work=london2012.com |archive-date=28 January 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128084724/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/zalomir-florin-1041151/ |url-status=dead }}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.libertatea.ro/detalii/articol/sabrerul-florin-zalomir-a-fost-in-legiunea-straina-310584.htmltm|title=Sabrerul Florin Zalomir a fost în Legiunea Străină|publisher=Libertatea|date=11 November 2010|language=Romanian|access-date=3 August 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416164515/http://www.libertatea.ro/detalii/articol/sabrerul-florin-zalomir-a-fost-in-legiunea-straina-310584.htmltm|archive-date=16 April 2013|url-status=dead}}
Zalomir committed suicide on 3 October 2022.{{cite news |last1=Kiarash |first1=Amir |title=Florin Zalomir s-a sinucis: Motivul, dezvăluit de fostul său coleg de echipă |trans-title=Florin Zalomir committed suicide: his former teammate reveals why |url=https://adevarul.ro/sport/florin-zalomir-s-a-sinucis-motivul-dezvaluit-de-2209848.html |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=Adevarul |date=4 September 2024 |language=Romanian}}
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20150102095911/http://www.eurofencing.info/athletes/biography/gelu-florin-zalomir Profile] at the European Fencing Confederation
- {{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/florin-zalomir-1.html |title=Florin Zalomir |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216011330/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/florin-zalomir-1.html |archive-date=16 December 2012 |url-status=dead}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zalomir, Florin}}
Category:Romanian male sabre fencers
Category:Fencers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic fencers for Romania
Category:Sportspeople from Iași
Category:Olympic medalists in fencing
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Romania
Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion
Category:Suicides by firearm in Romania
Category:21st-century Romanian sportsmen
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