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Maria Udrea
Maria Ruxandra Udrea (born on 23 Novembre 1990) is a Romanian épée fencer. She won a team silver medal in the 2013 European Fencing Championships in Zagreb and a bronze medal in the 2013 World Fencing Championships in Budapest. Biography Udrea's first sports were swimming and tennis. She discovered fencing at the age of seven at Olimpia Bucharest, and took to the sport. She first competed in foil. In this weapon, she won a silver medal in the 2008 Cadet European Championships at Novi Sad, a gold medal in the Junior World Cup in 2009, a bronze medal in the Junior European Championships at Odense that same year, and a silver medal in the 2010 Romanian Championship. In the 2008–09 season, she joined the national senior team, which placed 4th in the World Championships in Antalya after being defeated by Italy in the semi-final, then by Germany in the match for the bronze medal. The year after, Romania were knocked out by Venezuela in the first round of the World Championships in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 World Fencing Championships
The 2013 World Fencing Championships were held at Budapest, Hungary from 5–12 August. Schedule Medal summary Medal table Men's events Women's events Participating nations 827 fencers from 101 countries competed. * (1) * (13) * (18) * (4) * (5) * (1) * (13) * (4) * (1) * (2) * (23) * (1) * (8) * (1) * (24) * (6) * (21) * (7) * (11) * (1) * (7) * (1) * (15) * (10) * (4) * (2) * (10) * (3) * (8) * (9) * (26) * (10) * (25) * (11) * (14) * (1) * (1) * (24) * (Host) (25) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (9) * (16) * (25) * (25) * (17) * (7) * (4) * (4) * (2) * (1) * (3) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (19) * (2) * (1) * (8) * (3) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (5) * (1) * (5) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (24) * (7) * (1) * (15) * (24) * (2) * (8) * (20) * (4) * (9) * (3) * (24) * (14) * (1) * (5) * (8) * (2) * (4) * (1) * (4) * (13) * (5) * (1) * (26) * (24) * (2) * (8) * (23) * (1) External links * F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foil (fencing)
A foil is one of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing, all of which are metal. It is flexible, rectangular in cross section, and weighs under a pound. As with the épée, points are only scored by contact with the tip, which, in electrically scored tournaments, is capped with a spring-loaded button to signal a touch. A foil fencer's uniform features the lamé (a vest, electrically wired to record valid hits). The foil is the most commonly used weapon in competition.https://idrottonline.se/LjungbyFK-Faktning/globalassets/ljungby-fk---faktning/dokument/a-parents-guide-to-fencing.pdf Non-electric and electric foils Background There are two types of foils that are used in modern fencing. Both types are made with the same basic parts: the pommel, grip, guard, and blade. The difference between them is one is electric, and the other is known as "steam" or "dry". The blades of both varieties are capped with a plastic or rubber piece, with a button at the tip in electric b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rossella Fiamingo
Rossella Fiamingo (born 14 July 1991) is an Italian left-handed épée fencer and two-time individual world champion. A three-time Olympian, Fiamingo is a 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist and 2016 individual Olympic silver medalist. She is engaged to the swimmer Olympic gold medal Gregorio Paltrinieri. Career Fiamingo did ballet and rhythmic gymnastics as a child. She took up fencing when she was seven at the instigation of her father, who already drove her brother to a nearby fencing school, AS Methodos Catania. She was taught by Gianni Sperlinga, who remains her personal coach as of today. In 2004, she was selected into the cadet Italian national team. She won the 2007 Cadet European Championships in Novi Sad, then the 2008 Cadet World Championships at home, in Acireale. She earned both the individual and team gold medals in 2009 and 2010 at the Junior European Championships, then she won the 2010 European U23 Championships in Gdańsk. Fiamingo joined the national senior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalia Tătăran
Amalia Tătăran (born 15 July 1994 in Satu Mare) is a Romanian épée fencing, fencer, team silver medallist at the 2013 European Fencing Championships and team gold medallist at the 2015 European Games. Career Tătăran took up fencing at the age of 9 in Satu Mare, a Romanian fencing stronghold, under the guidance of coach Francisc Csiszar. She won a bronze medal at the 2010 Cadet World Championships in Baku. She also represented Romania at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, finishing fifth. In 2012, she became the youngest member of the Romanian national team. The same year she won the Romanian Cup after defeating in the final Olympic silver medallist Ana Maria Brânză. Tătăran won in 2013 a silver medal at the Junior European Championships in Budapest, followed by a team silver medal at the senior 2013 European Fencing Championships, European Championships in Zagreb. For this performance she was named athlete opf the year of Satu Mare County for the third time, after 2010 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simona Pop
Simona Pop née Deac (born 25 December 1988) is a retired Romanian épée fencer, bronze medallist at the 2015 European Championships, team silver medallist in the 2015 World Fencing Championships and team European champion in 2014 and 2015. Personal life Pop was born in Satu Mare to a Hungarian father and Romanian mother. Pop took up fencing at CS Satu Mare, one of the main fencing centres in Romania, under the coaching of Francisc Csiszar who went on to train her for twelve years. She obtained her '' bacalaureat'', majoring in mathematics and computer science, at the Mihai Eminescu National College. She studies accounting and information management at the Vasile Goldiș Western University of Arad. In 2012, she married Adrian Pop, a member of Romania's national men's épée team. Career Pop earned a silver medal at the 2008 Junior World Championships in Acireale, then at the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade. She was briefly selected into the national team during th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ana Maria Brânză
Ana Maria Popescu, formerly known as Ana Maria Brânză (, born 26 November 1984), is a Romanian left-handed épée fencer. Popescu is a four-time team European champion, 2013 individual European champion, and two-time team world champion. A five-time Olympian, Popescu is a two-time individual Olympic silver medalist and 2016 team Olympic champion. Personal life Brânză was born in 1984 in the Rahova district of Bucharest, the second of two children. A very energetic child, she was pushed by her parents towards sport. She first tried tennis because the courts were not far from home, but she left after one year because she was the only left-handed player and because of the lack of competitive events. When she was ten, her elder brother Marius, who played football for a school team of CSA Steaua București, took her to his club's fencing hall in Ghencea. She did not care much for the idea at first, as she was not a fan of ''The Three Musketeers'', but she was attracted to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022. Its province-level municipality is the third-most populous metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 3,115,320 residents, and its metropolitan area stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately 20 miles. Founded by Greeks in the first millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the eighth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope ( grc, Παρθενόπη) was established on the Pizzofalcone hill. In the sixth century BC, it was refounded as Neápolis. The city was an important part of Magna Graecia, played a major role in the merging of Greek and Roman society, and was a significant cultural centre under the Romans. Naples served a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CSA Steaua București
Clubul Sportiv al Armatei Steaua București, commonly known as CSA Steaua București () or simply Steaua, is a major multi-sports club based in Bucharest and run by the Ministry of National Defence. It is one of the most successful clubs in Romania and among the most successful multi-sport clubs in Europe. Founded on 7 June 1947 as ''Asociația Sportivă a Armatei București'' (''Army Sports Association Bucharest''), the club changed its name several times before settling on to ''Steaua'' ( en, The Star) in 1961. The club is probably most known for its football team, also called CSA Steaua București. Other sections belonging to the club are rugby, ice hockey (autonomous – ''Hochei Club Steaua Suki București''), handball, water polo, basketball, volleyball, athletics, swimming, gymnastics, boxing, rowing, canoeing, shooting, weightlifting, fencing, tennis, cycling, and judo. History On 7 June 1947, at the initiative of several officers of the Romanian Army, the first Romani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencing World Cup
The FIE Fencing World Cup is an international fencing competition held by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime. In each weapon (Men's and Women's Épée, Sabre and Foil), three Grand Prix, five World Cup events and several satellite events are contested each season. The five top results as well as the Olympic Games or World Fencing Championships and zonal championships results are taken into account for each fencer's rankings. For teams, up to five World Cup events are held each year. The four top results as well as the Olympic Games or World Fencing Championships and zonal championships are taken into account for each country's rankings. Individual World Cup Formula World Cup competitions are governed by the FIE rules for competitions. World Cups and Grand Prix are organised according to a mixed system consisting of one round of pools and a preliminary direct elimination table, followed by a main direct elimination table of 64 fencers. The 16 top-ranked fencers in FIE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the group stage in women's football, began on 25 July at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, followed by the opening ceremony on 27 July. 10,768 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in the 2012 Olympics. Following a bid headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and the then- London mayor Ken Livingstone, London was selected as the host city at the 117th IOC Session in Singapore on 6 July 2005, defeating bids from Moscow, New York City, Madrid, and Paris. London became the first city to host the modern Olympics three times, having previously hosted the Summer Games in 1908 and 1948. Construction for the Games involved considerable redevelopment, with an emphasis on sustainability. The mai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanian Fencing Federation
The Romanian Fencing Federation ( ro, Federația Română de Scrimă) is the governing body for the sport of fencing in Romania. Affiliated to the Federation Internationale d'Escrime since 1914, it is a member of the European Fencing Confederation and of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee. According to the National Institute of Statistics, the federation had 1238 fencers in 2011. Its budget, granted by the Ministry of Youth and Sport, grew from 2.5 million lei in 2012 to 3 million lei in 2014. As of 2014, 45 clubs are affiliated to the federation. One third of them are situated in Bucharest; the most important are CS Dinamo, financed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and CSA Steaua, run by the Ministry of National Defense. The other clubs are based in Iași, Brașov, Satu Mare, Oradea, and Craiova. The federation runs the Romanian Cup ( ro, Cupa României) and the Romanian national fencing championships. History The first governing body of fencing in Romania was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 World Fencing Championships
The 2010 World Fencing Championships were held at the Grand Palais in Paris, France 4–13 November. Medal table Men's events Women's events Participating nations A record of 110 nations competed, with many making their debuts including Curaçao and Sri Lanka among others. * (1) * (13) * (3) * (1) * (17) * (10) * (2) * (1) * (11) * (5) * (1) * (22) * (1) * (6) * (1) * (2) * (23) * (8) * (31) * (10) * (2) * (4) * (5) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (14) * (2) * (1) * (9) * (1) * (3) * (8) * (8) * (8) * (39) * (1) * (25) * (17) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (23) * (34) * (3) * (9) * (1) * (8) * (13) * (2) * (18) * (32) * (25) * (1) * (31) * (5) * (7) * (6) * (1) * (6) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (4) * (7) * (3) * (3) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (9) * (1) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (7) * (3) * (1) * (2) * (42) * (8) * (7) * (22) * (41) * (5) * (6) * (7) * (7) * (2) * (2) * (14) * (25) * (16) * (1) * (6) * (8) * (5) * (1) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
