Vladimir Barbu (born 7 August 1998 in
Cles
Cles (german: Glöß; Nones: ''Clés'' or ''Cliès'') is a town and ''comune'' in Trentino, in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of northern Italy. It is the main town of Val di Non.
It is the main town of and is located in Val di Non. Mo ...
,
Italy
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) is an Italian diver.
Trained by
Giorgio Cagnotto, he placed 15th at the
in
Budapest
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, finishing fifteenth in the diving competition from the
10 metre platform ,
Barbu also represented Italy in the men's 10 metre platform event at the
2016
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;
2017
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, and
2018
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European aquatics championships
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; placing respectively in the 15th, 5th, and 9th positions in the aforementioned yeats.
Barbu also models.
References
1998 births
Italian male divers
Italian people of Romanian descent
Living people
European Games competitors for Italy
Divers at the 2015 European Games
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