Nickname
Copilu (baku2015.com, 20 Jun 2015)
Hobbies
Fishing, watching films. (baku2015.com, 20 Jun 2015)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Physical Education, Sport Studies - Vasile Goldis Western University Arad, Romania
Spoken languages
English, Romanian
Club
CSA Steaua Bucharest [Romania]
Coach
Ioan Suciu [national], ROU; Vasile Vug [national]; Stefan Gall [national] (okmagazine.ro, 23 Oct 2015; baku2015.com, 20 Jun 2015)
Injuries
He suffered a right biceps injury in February 2010 which kept him out of competition for six months. He returned for the 2010 World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (prosport.ro, 25 Jun 2015)
Start sporting career
He took up the sport at age six in Bistrita, Romania, and began competing in 1993. (prosport.ro, 25 Jun 2015; baku2015.com, 20 Jun 2015)
Reason for taking up the sport
Gymnastic coaches visited his school inviting children to take up the sport. (prosport.ro, 25 Jun 2015)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Games in London and finishing third in the team event at the 2012 European Championships in Montpellier, France. (baku2015.com, 20 Jun 2015)
Hero / Idol
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic. (prosport.ro, 25 Jun 2015)
Additional information
Awards
He was named the 2013 and 2014 Romanian Male Artistic Gymnast of the Year by the Romanian Gymnastics Federation. (romaniangymnast.com, 13 Dec 2013; romaniajournal.ro, 05 Dec 2014)
Last update : 2016-09-23