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GHERMAN Simona
NOC Romania   
GenderWomen
Born 12 Apr 1985 in Bucharest, ROU
Height1.70 m
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Marital status Married
Family Husband Dragos, daughter Ioana Teodora
Other names Simona Alexandru
Residence Bucharest, ROU
Languages Romanian
Sport Specific Information
Handedness Right
General Interest
Nicknames Simi (ziare.com, 16 Jun 2012)
Injuries She suffered from back pain during 2012. (ziare.com, 16 Jun 2012)

She had a knee injury in 2011. (gsp.ro, 16 Nov 2011)
Awards and honours In 2017 she and her teammates from the national epee team received the Performance and Team Spirit Award from Romanian news agency News.ro. (frscrima.ro, 28 Mar 2017)

In 2016 she received a Sports Merit Order Class I from the government of Romania. (frscrima.ro, 27 Sep 2016)

In 2016 she was named an Honorary Citizen in Bucharest, Romania (frscrima.ro, 09 Nov 2016)
Famous relatives Her husband Dragos Gherman has played handball for CSA Steaua Bucuresti in Romania. (prosport.ro, 31 Dec 2016)
Other information BREAK
In 2013 she announced she would take a break from international competition so she could concentrate on starting a family. She returned in May 2014 after giving birth to her daughter Ioana Teodora. She took a further break from the sport following the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (libertatea.ro, 05 Mar 2016; click.ro, 10 Jun 2015; digisport.ro, 21 May 2013)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2016 1 Team Epee Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2012 Quarterfinal Individual Epee London, England
2012 Final 5-6 Team Epee London, England
World Championships
2015 Quarterfinal Individual Epee Moscow, Russia
2011 1 Team Epee Catania, Italy
2011 6 Individual Epee Catania, Italy
2010 1 Team Epee Paris, France
2009 6 Team Epee Antalya, Turkey
European Championships
2016 1 Individual Epee Torun, Poland
2014 3 Individual Epee Strasbourg, France
2012 1 Individual Epee Legnano, Italy
2008 1 Team Epee Kiev, Ukraine