Ciprian Gălățanu (born 27 November 1989) is a Romanian sabre fencer, team silver medallist in the

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Career

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Gălățanu took up fencing at CSM Iași under the coaching of Iulian Bițucă. He joined the national team after the

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, when three of its four members retired from sport. His first competition with the team was the Madrid World Cup, where Romania earned a bronze medal. In the 2013 European Championships in Zagreb he reached the quarter-finals, where he was defeated by his captain

Tiberiu Dolniceanu Tiberiu Dolniceanu (; born 3 April 1988) is a Romanian sabre fencer, European champion in 2013 and bronze medal in the 2013 World championships. As part of Romania's sabre team, he won the team silver medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics and the ...

. In the team event, Romania were overcome by Italy in the semi-finals, then by Ukraine in the small final, and finished 4th. At the World Championships in Budapest, Gălățanu was stopped in the second round of the individual event by reigning Olympic champion

Áron Szilágyi Áron Szilágyi (; born 14 January 1990) is a Hungarian right-handed sabre fencer. Szilágyi is a 2018 team European champion, 2015 individual European champion, 2007 team world champion, and 2022 individual world champion. A four-time Oly ...

. In the team event, Romania edged out hosts Hungary in the quarter-finals, then Belarus, but were beaten by Russia in the final and came away with the silver medal. Gălățanu finished the season No.37 in World rankings, a career best as of 2014. In the 2013–04 season Gălățanu joined

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, of which national team colleagues Dolniceanu and Iulian Teodosiu are also members. With Dinamo he took part to the European Champion Clubs' Cup in Gödöllő. Dinamo defeated French club Section Paloise in the final to earn the gold medal. At the 2014 European Championships in Strasbourg Gălățanu was defeated in the first round by four-time Olympic medallist Aldo Montano. In the team event, Romania was defeated by Belarus in the quarter-finals and finished 5th. At the 2014 World Championships Gălățanu failed to qualify for the main table of 64 after losing to Benjamin Igoe of the United States. In the team event, Romania ceded to reigning Olympic champions South Korea in the quarter-finals and finished 7th.

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at the European Fencing Confederation {{DEFAULTSORT:Galatanu, Ciprian 1989 births Living people Romanian male fencers Romanian sabre fencers Sportspeople from Brașov World Fencing Championships medalists 20th-century Romanian people 21st-century Romanian people