Loredana Dinu

Loredana Dinu (born Iordăchioiu; born 2 April 1984) is a retired Romanian épée fencer, twice World champion and twice European champion with Romania.

Loredana Dinu
2012
Personal information
Born (1984-04-02) 2 April 1984
Craiova, Romania
NationalityRomanian
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st)
Sport
SportFencing
Weaponépée
Handright-handed
ClubCS Dinamo București
FIE rankingcurrent rankings
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 ParisTeam
Gold medal – first place2011 CataniaTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 MoscowTeam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 KievTeam
Gold medal – first place2011 SheffieldTeam
Silver medal – second place2012 LegnanoTeam

Biography

Dinu began fencing at age 11 after coaches from different sports did a presentation at her school.[1] Her first coaches were Dumitru Popescu and Radu Mitrăchioiu.[1] She took part in her first national championship at age 15; she was defeated in the final by Ana Maria Brânză, with whom she would later fence for Romania.[1]

Dinu's first major results were a silver medal in the 2001 Junior World Championships and a bronze in the 2004 Junior World Championships. She won a gold medal with Romania in the 2010 and 2011 World Fencing Championships with Simona Alexandru, Ana Maria Brânză and Anca Măroiu.[2] She competed in the women's team épée at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, but Romania were defeated in quarter-finals against South Korea and missed the podium.[3] She decided to take a break after the Olympics.[4]

In January 2015 Dinu announced she would come back to competition, this time as a member of CS Dinamo București.[5] In May she won a bronze medal in the Romanian national championship and reached the quarter-finals at the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix.

References
  1. Andru Nenciu (28 November 2011). "Ridicaţi cortina! Intră spadasina Loredana Dinu este una dintre cele mai în vogă sportive". ProSport (in Romanian).
  2. Mirela Basescu, Andru Nenciu (16 October 2011). "România a câștigat titlul mondial la spadă feminin în fața Chinei după o finală dramatică!". ProSport (in Romanian).
  3. "România a fost învinsă de Germania şi a terminat pe locul 6 la JO". ProSport (in Romanian). 4 August 2012.
  4. "Anca Măroiu a luat o pauză după Olimpiada de la Londra". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 12 May 2013.
  5. "Se reface cvartetul de spadă pentru Rio". ProSport (in Romanian). 10 January 2015.
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