Adrian Pop (born 13 February 1968) is a Romanian

épée The (, ; ), also rendered as epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three weapons used in the sport of fencing. The modern derives from the 19th-century , a weapon which itself derives from the French small sword. This contains a ...

fencer. He competed in the

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and

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épée events at the

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 ...

Career

Pop took up fencing at CSS Satu Mare when he was seven years old to follow the steps of a girl he was in love with. He was coached first in

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by Eva Lenghel, then in

by Alexandru Csipler, one of the founders of the Satmarean school of fencing. He won his first national title in épée, in the junior category, when he was 15 years old. He took the fourth place in the 1986 Junior World Championship in Stuttgart and earned his first senior Romanian Cup at the age of 17. This good results cause him to be selected into the senior national team, with which he took part in the 1987 World Championships in Sofia. Pop qualified for the

in Barcelona. He was defeated by Brazil's Roberto Lazzarini in the second round and finished 25th. In the team event Romania ranked 11th. After his retirement from the national team as an athlete Pop became a coach in Satu Mare. In 2004 he relocated to

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in Sweden and took a coaching position at FK 1999. He continued taking part in international fencing competitions in Scandinavia, winning two satellite

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events: the Trekanten Open in the 2006–07 season and the SAF Pokalen in 2011. He trains the Sweden junior national team since 2008. After two members of the senior team, Emma Samuelsson and Sanne Gars, came to train at his club, he became assistant coach of the Olympic team, coached by

Björne Väggö Björne Väggö (born 9 September 1955) is a Swedish fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual épée event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los An ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pop, Adrian 1968 births Living people Romanian épée fencers Romanian male fencers Olympic fencers for Romania Fencers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Satu Mare Romanian fencing coaches 20th-century Romanian sportsmen