Further Personal Information |
| Marital status |
Married |
| Family |
Wife Camelia |
| Residence |
Cluj-Napoca, ROU |
| Occupation |
Athlete |
| Languages |
Romanian |
| Higher education |
Media Studies, Sport Studies - Babes-Bolyai University: Cluj-Napoca, ROU |
Sport Specific Information |
| When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport at age nine in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. |
| Why this sport? |
Fencing was part of his physical education classes at school. |
| Club / Team |
CS Universitatea Cluj: Romania |
| Name of coach |
Peter Habala [club], ROU; Petre Ducu [national], ROU |
| Training Regime |
He trains for up to five hours a day. |
| Handedness |
Right |
General Interest |
| Hobbies |
Sport, music, watching movies, walking. (sportincluj.ro, 15 Jan 2016) |
| Memorable sporting achievement |
Competing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (sportincluj.ro, 15 Jan 2016) |
| Most influential person in career |
His parents, and his coaches. (sportincluj.ro, 15 Jan 2016) |
| Hero / Idol |
Romanian fencer Laura Badea. (sportincluj.ro, 15 Jan 2016) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"First, success lies in a lot of work. No matter how talented or untalented you are, you have to do a lot of work. You must be conscientious and do not fool yourself. Every day you have to work very hard and believe in yourself." (sportincluj.ro, 15 Jan 2016) |
| Ambitions |
To become a coach after his competitive career is over. (sportincluj.ro, 15 Jan 2016; eclujeanul.ro, 03 Nov 2015) |
| Other information |
INTERNATIONAL RETIREMENT
He intends to retire from International competition after 2016. (sportincluj.ro, 15 Jan 2016) |
