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| POP Simona |
| NOC |
Romania
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| Gender | Women |
| Born |
25 Dec 1988
in Satu Mare, ROU
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| Height | 1.78 m |
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Further Personal Information |
| Marital status |
Married |
| Family |
Husband Adrian |
| Other names |
Simona Deac |
| Residence |
Bucharest, ROU |
| Languages |
Romanian |
Sport Specific Information |
| Handedness |
Left |
International Debut |
| Year |
2008 |
| Competing for |
Romania |
General Interest |
| Most influential person in career |
Her mother. (informatia-zilei.ro, 24 Oct 2016) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Everything happens for a reason." (informatia-zilei.ro, 24 Oct 2016) |
| 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)
She was flag bearer for Romania at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (frscrima.ro, 27 Sep 2016) |
| Famous relatives |
Her husband Adrian Pop represented Romania in fencing at the 2015 European Championships in Montreux, Switzerland. (SportsDeskOnline, 30 Jun 2015; eurofencing.info, 2013) |
| Other information |
HIATUS
Following the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, she decided to take a break from competition in order to start a family. (libertatea.ro, 05 Mar 2017; lead.ro, 13 Nov 2016) |
| Olympic Games |
| 2016 |
1 |
Team Epee |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| European Championships |
| 2016 |
7 |
Individual Epee |
Torun, Poland |
| 2015 |
3 |
Individual Epee |
Montreux, Switzerland |
| 2013 |
2 |
Team Epee |
Zagreb, Croatia |
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