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Victor Găureanu
Victor Dan Găureanu, better known as Dan Găureanu (15 November 1967 – 20 May 2017) was a Romanian fencer. He competed in the sabre events at the 1992 and 2000 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Fencing Championships after he was defeated by Wiradech Kothny, who eventually won the gold medal. As part of the Romanian team he earned two bronze medals at the World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game .... He died on 20 May 2017. References External links * 1967 births 2017 deaths Romanian male fencers Romanian sabre fencers Olympic fencers for Romania Fencers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Botoșani County 20th-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-fenci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coțușca
Coțușca is a commune in Botoșani County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Avram Iancu, Cotu Miculinți, Coțușca, Crasnaleuca, Ghireni, Mihail Kogălniceanu, Nichiteni, Nicolae Bălcescu and Puțureni. Demographics According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 5,357 people living in this commune. Of this population, 99.94% are ethnic Romanians, 0.03% ethnic Hungarians and 0.01% ethnic Ukrainians Ukrainians (, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. Their native tongue is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, and the majority adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, forming the List of contemporary eth .... Natives * Victor Găureanu * Constantin Simirad References Communes in Botoșani County Localities in Western Moldavia Populated places on the Prut {{Botoşani-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It marked the second time the Summer Olympics were held in Australia, and in the Southern Hemisphere, the first being in Melbourne, in 1956 Summer Olympics, 1956. Teams from 199 countries participated in the 2000 Games, which were the first to feature at least 300 events in its official sports program. The Games were estimated to have cost Australian dollar, A$6.6 billion. These were the final Olympic Games under the International Olympic Committee, IOC presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch before the arrival of his successor Jacques Rogge. The final medal tally at the 2000 Summer Olympics was led by the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics, United States, followed by Russia at the 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fencers At The 2000 Summer Olympics
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Olympic Fencers For Romania
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Romanian Sabre Fencers
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2017 Deaths
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1967 Births
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts, in an attempt to eliminate the Iron Triangle (Vietnam), Iron Triangle. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 15 – Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus''. * January 23 ** In Munich, the trial begins of Wilhelm Harster, accused of the murder of 82,856 Jews (including Anne Frank) when he led German security police during the German occupation of the Netherlands. He is eventually sentenced to 15 years in prison. ** Milton Keynes in England is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiradech Kothny
Wiradech Kothny (, born 10 May 1979) is a Thai former fencer. He won bronze medals in the individual and team sabre events at the 2000 Summer Olympics, competing for Germany. He then competed for Thailand at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro .... References External links * 1979 births Living people German male sabre fencers Wiradech Kothny Olympic fencers for Germany Wiradech Kothny Fencers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in fencing Asian Games bronze medalists in fencing Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 2002 Asian Games Fencers at the 2006 Asian Games Fencers at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 World Fencing Championships
The 1999 World Fencing Championships were held in Seoul, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t .... The event took place from November 1 to November 8, 1999. It was the first Fencing World Championship in which individual and team women's sabre competitions were held. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table ReferencesFIE Results{{World Fencing Championships World Fencing Championships Sport in Seoul 1999 in South Korean sport 1990s in Seoul International fencing competitions hosted by South Korea 1999 in fencing November 1999 sports events in Asia Sports competitions in Seoul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994, the International Olympic Committee decided to hold the Summer and Winter Olympics in alternating even-numbered years. The 1992 Summer and Winter Olympics were the last games to be staged in the same year. These games were the second and last two consecutive Olympic games to be held in Western Europe after the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, held five months earlier. It is also the second Olympic Games to be held in the Spanish-speaking country, following the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. The 1992 Games received universal acclaim, with the organisation, volunteers, sportsmanship, and Spanish public being lauded in the international media. Some media describe the Barcelona Games as one of the best Olympics ever. The G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
