Sorin Babii

Sorin Babii (born 14 November 1963) is a retired pistol shooter from Romania. He competed in the 10 m air pistol and 50 m free pistol events at six consecutive Olympics between 1984 and 2004 and won a gold medal in 1988 and a bronze in 1992.[1]

Sorin Babii
Personal information
Born14 November 1963 (1963-11-14) (age 59)
Arad, Romania[1]
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
Event(s)50 meter pistol
10 meter air pistol
ClubUNEFS Bucharest
Coached byCorneliu Ion[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 50 m pistol
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 10 m air pistol
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1989 Sarajevo10 m air pistol
Bronze medal – third place1991 Stavanger10 m air pistol

Babii was included to the national team in 1980 and won one gold, two silver and three bronze medals at European junior championships. In 1985 he moved to the senior category and won two bronze medals at world championships and three gold, six silver and four bronze medals at European championships. He took a break from shooting in 2002–2003 and retired for good in 2008 to become a shooting coach. His trainees include the 2012 Olympic champion Alin Moldoveanu.[3]

Babii holds the military rank of lieutenant colonel.[3] His wife Lucia Babii is a former Romanian champion in pistol shooting.[1]

Records
Current world records held in 50 metre pistol
Men's Teams 1719  Romania (Babii, Ilie, Stan) September 7, 1985 Osijek (YUG)

References
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  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sorin Babii". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. Corneliu Ion. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. Sorin Babii. Romanian Olympic Committee
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