Iuliu Falb (14 December 1942 – 2009) was a Romanian fencer. He competed in the team

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events at the

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

and

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

Career

Falb took up fencing under the coaching of Andrei Altman at the local club "Flacăra Roșie", where he became friends with future teammate and Olympic champion

Ion Drîmbă Ionel Alexandru "Ion" Drîmbă (also Drâmbă, March 18, 1942 – February 20, 2006) was a Romanian fencer. he competed at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics and won the first ever Olympic gold medal in fencing for Romania in 1968. Biography Dr ...

. He transferred in 1961 to

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with coaches Constantin Panescu and Vasile Chelaru. He was national champion in 1965, 1966 and 1967. That same year, along with Ion Drîmbă,

Ștefan Ardeleanu Ștefan Ardeleanu (born 1940) is a Romanian fencer and coach. Career Ardeleanu took up fencing with coach Alexandru Csipler at local clubs Unio, then Olimpia Satu Mare, before transferring to CSA Steaua București under coach Vasile Chelaru. ...

Tănase Mureșanu Tănase Mureșanu (22 May 1940 – 6 March 2007) is a Romanian foil fencer. Career Mureșanu took up fencing when he was 11 years old under coach Angelo Pellegrini at CS Progresul in Bucharest. He won the junior national championship in 195 ...

and

Mihai Țiu Mihai Țiu (born 25 January 1946) is a Romanian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1968, 1972, 1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights en ...

, he earned Romania's first team world title in fencing with a gold medal in Montreal. He was named "master in sports" (''Maestru al sportului'') in 1966, then "honoured master in sports" (''Maestru emerit al sportului'') a year later. After his retirement as an athlete, Falb became a fencing coach, working for several clubs and for the National Institute of Physical Education in Bucharest. He also served as a national and international referee.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Falb, Iuliu 1942 births 2009 deaths Romanian male fencers Olympic fencers for Romania Fencers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Timișoara