Dănuț Borbil (born February 18, 1973 in
Luduș
Luduș (; Hungarian: ''Marosludas'' or ''Ludas''; Hungarian pronunciation: , German: ''Ludasch'') is a town in Transylvania, Romania in Mureș County, 44 km south-west from the county's capital Târgu Mureș.
Six villages are administered ...
) is a professional
Romania
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armwrestler, the current national champion for the left arm, and vice-champion for the right arm.
At he is the heaviest professional armwrestling participant from
Romania
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Biography
Dănuț Borbil first competed in a professional armwrestling championship at the
Baia Mare Grand Prix in 2006 finishing fifth in both the left and the right arm competitions.
After this championship he signed a contract with Edy Gym in
Luduș
Luduș (; Hungarian: ''Marosludas'' or ''Ludas''; Hungarian pronunciation: , German: ''Ludasch'') is a town in Transylvania, Romania in Mureș County, 44 km south-west from the county's capital Târgu Mureș.
Six villages are administered ...
that stated he would represent this club in every competition he entered including national, European and world championships. His first important title was first place at the annual ''Iron Arms Luduș'' championship held in 2006. He won his first national title in 2007 at the ''National Armwrestling Championships'' held in
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
, when he became national champion for the left arm and vice-champion for the right arm.
In 2007 he participated at the ''Tsvetan Gashevski Cup'', named after the
Bulgaria
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n armwrestler
Tsvetan Gashevski, held in
Gorna Oryahovitsa
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,
Bulgaria
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where he won second place for the left arm and third place for the right arm.
At the annual ''Iron Arms Luduș'' championship held in 2008 he won first place for both the left and the right arms. Again he competed at the ''National Armwrestling Championships'' held in
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
in 2008 where he became vice-champion for the left arm but did not compete for the right arm championship because of an injury to the shoulder.
In 2009 he participated at the ''National Armwrestling Championships'' held in
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
where he became national champion for the left arm and vice-champion for the right arm.
After this achievement he participated at the ''European Championships'' held in
Sofia
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Bulgaria
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where he won third place for the left arm and seventh place for the right arm.
In 2010 he lost his left hand national title in the +110 kg against Ioan Puscasu, but he won it again in 2011, maintaining his vice-champion title for the right hand. He managed to win the national title once again in 2012, and he was 3rd with the right hand.
In 2013 he became the national champion of the +110 kg category with both arms. He also competed in the World Armwrestling Championships and he managed to win a silver medal, becoming the vice-world champion with the left hand.
In 2014 he competed in both categories (Masters and Seniors). He won the masters category with both arms, and he also managed to win a bronze medal in the seniors class with left hand.
Arm wrestling championships
References
External links
Profile at bratdefier.ro
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1973 births
Romanian arm wrestlers
Living people
People from Luduș