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DOLNICEANU Tiberiu
NOC Romania   
GenderMen
Born 03 Apr 1988 in Iasi, ROU
Height1.79 m
Human Interest
Sport Specific Information
Handedness Right
General Interest
Injuries He sprained his right ankle in June 2013. (gsp.ro, 24 Jun 2013)

He injured his right toe, which caused blood to seep through his boot during the semifinal of the team sabre competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (dolce-sport.ro, 04 Aug 2012)
Further Personal Information
Languages English, Romanian
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? Coach Iulian Bituca discovered him at school. Bituca introduced him to the sport as a way of dealing with the distance between Dolniceanu and his parents, who had moved to Italy.
When and where did you begin this sport? He began fencing at age seven, and started competing at age 12.
General Interest
Nicknames Tibi (gsp.ro, 08 Aug 2013)
Further Personal Information
Residence Bucharest, ROU
Family Wife Catalina
General Interest
Other information RETIREMENT
In December 2019 the Romanian Fencing Federation announced that he had retired from the sport. (sport.hotnews.ro, 10 Dec 2019)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2016 Quarterfinal Individual Sabre Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2012 2 Team Sabre London, England
World Championships
2019 8 Team Sabre Budapest, Hungary
2017 6 Team Sabre Leipzig, Germany
2015 3 Individual Sabre Moscow, Russia
2014 3 Individual Sabre Kazan, Russia
2013 3 Individual Sabre Budapest, Hungary
2011 5 Team Sabre Catania, Italy
2010 3 Team Sabre Paris, France
2009 1 Team Sabre Antalya, Turkey
European Championships
2019 4 Team Sabre Düsseldorf, Germany
2018 4 Team Sabre Novi Sad, Serbia
2017 Final 5-6 Team Sabre Tbilisi, Georgia
2013 1 Individual Sabre Zagreb, Croatia
2013 4 Team Sabre Zagreb, Croatia
2012 7 Individual Sabre Legnano, Italy
2010 7 Individual Sabre Leipzig, Germany
2010 8 Team Sabre Leipzig, Germany