Sorin Babii
{{Short description|Romanian sport shooter (born 1963)}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Sorin Babii
| image = Sorin Babii 2cr.jpg
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|14 November 1963}}
| birth_place = Arad, Romania{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/sorin-babii-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030828/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/sorin-babii-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Sorin Babii}}
|height=170 cm
|weight=80 kg
|sport=Shooting
|event=50 meter pistol
10 meter air pistol
|coach =Corneliu Ion[http://www.cosr.ro/sportiv/corneliu-ion Corneliu Ion]. Romanian Olympic Committee
|club=UNEFS Bucharest
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry | {{ROU}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}
{{MedalGold | 1988 Seoul | 50 m pistol }}
{{MedalBronze | 1992 Barcelona | 10 m air pistol }}
{{MedalWorldChampionships}}
{{MedalBronze|1989 Sarajevo|10 m air pistol}}
{{MedalBronze|1991 Stavanger|10 m air pistol}}
}}
Sorin Babii (born 14 November 1963) is a retired pistol shooter from Romania. He competed in the 10 m air pistol and 50 m free pistol events at six consecutive Olympics between 1984 and 2004 and won a gold medal in 1988 and a bronze in 1992.
Babii was included to the national team in 1980 and won one gold, two silver and three bronze medals at European junior championships. In 1985 he moved to the senior category and won two bronze medals at world championships and three gold, six silver and four bronze medals at European championships. He took a break from shooting in 2002–2003 and retired for good in 2008 to become a shooting coach. His trainees include the 2012 Olympic champion Alin Moldoveanu.[http://www.cosr.ro/sportiv/sorin-babii Sorin Babii]. Romanian Olympic Committee
Babii holds the military rank of lieutenant colonel. His wife Lucia Babii is a former Romanian champion in pistol shooting.
Records
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! colspan=7 | Current world records held in 50 metre pistol |
Men's
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References
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Category:Romanian male sport shooters
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Romania
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Romania
Category:Shooters at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Shooters at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Shooters at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Shooters at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Category:Shooters at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Shooters at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic shooters for Romania
Category:Sportspeople from Arad, Romania
Category:Olympic medalists in shooting
Category:Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:20th-century Romanian sportsmen
Category:21st-century Romanian sportsmen
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