Ciprian Gălățanu (born 17 November 1989) is a Romanian

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fencer, team silver medallist in the

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) * ...

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. 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

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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. A five-time Olympian, Szilágyi is a three-time individual Olympic champion, 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist, and 2024 team Olympic silver medalist. Szilág ...

. 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

Dinamo București A dynamo is a magnetic device originally used as an electric generator. Dynamo or Dinamo may also refer to: Places * Dinamo (Moscow Metro), a station of the Moscow Metro, Moscow, Russia * Dinamo (Yekaterinburg Metro), a station of the Yekaterin ...

, of which national team colleagues Dolniceanu and

Iulian Teodosiu Iulian Teodosiu (born 30 September 1994) is a Romanian sabre fencer, winning a team silver medal in the 2013 World Fencing Championships. Career Teodosiu took up fencing at the age of 9 after coaches from his local club, CSS Slobozia, came at h ...

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 21st-century Romanian sportsmen