Made up of Tiberiu Dolniceanu
from Dinamo Bucharest, Iulian Teodosiu also from Dinamo Bucharest, Alin Badea
of Steaua Bucharest and Mădălin Bucur from the same side, Romania’s lineup for
the aforementioned competition defeated Italy in the finals by the narrowest of
margins, 45-44.
In the round of 16 and with
Florin Zalomir at the helm, Romania obtained a 45-40 win over France, then
Romania secured yet another win in the quarterfinals fixture against Russia,
also 45-40, while in the semifinals, Romania defeated Hungary, 45-44. In the
contest for the 3rd place, South Korea defeated Hungary, 45-43.
In the individual contest held on
Friday and Saturday, Romanian saber fencers ranked as follows: Iulian Teodosiu
was 20th placed, Tiberiu Dolniceanu ranked 34th, Madalin
Bucur came on the 53rd position, Alin Badea on the 55th,
Dragos Sarbu ranked 94th, Sorin Eftimie was placed 137th,
while George Iancu ranked 143rd. The next World Cup stage in the
men’s senior saber event is the Grand Prix in Seoul, Korea, to be held over
March 31st and April 1st 2017.
Iulian Teodosiu was the
best-placed Romanian saber fencer in the individual contest. Also, he had a big hand in Romania’s winning
the Word Cup contest in Poland, reason enough for our radio station to designate
Iulian Teodosiu the Athlete of the Week.
Right-handed saber fencer Iulian
Robert Teodosiu was born in 1994 in Slobozia, a town located 130 kilometers
from Bucharest. He is 1.88 meters tall and took up fencing at the age of 9,
specializing in saber. In 2013 Iulian got transferred to Dinamo sports club.
In 2013, when he was 19, Iulian
Teodosiu became world vice-champion with Romania’s national team in Budapest.
Also with the national side, he walked away with bronze from the world Cup
contest in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
At the European Games held in
Baku in 2015, Iulian Teodosiu won silver with the national team, while at the
2016 edition of the European Championship held in the Polish city of Torun he
walked away with bronze in the nations’ competition. At the 2015 edition of the
World Cup, Iuilan Teodosiu ranked 47th.