Cătălina Gheorghițoaia (born 19 June 1975) is a Romanian

sabre A sabre or saber ( ) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the Early Modern warfare, early modern and Napoleonic period, Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such a ...

fencer, team silver medallist in the

2001 World Fencing Championships The 2001 World Fencing Championships were held in Nîmes, France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South ...

. She competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

, placing fourth after being defeated by Mariel Zagunis, then Sada Jacobson.

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* 1975 births Living people Romanian female sabre fencers Olympic fencers for Romania Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fencers from Bucharest {{Romania-fencing-bio-stub