Simona Gherman (née Alexandru; born 12 April 1985) is a retired Romanian épée fencer, European champion in 2012 and 2016. She was twice team World Champion in 2010 and 2011 and five-time team European Champion in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014 and 2015.
Gherman was born in Bucharest in 1985. Her first significant result was a team bronze medal with Loredana Iordăchioiu and Ana Maria Brânză at the 2004 Junior World Championships in Plovdiv. The same year, she won a Junior World Cup tournament in Palermo.
Gherman then joined the senior national team captained by Brânză. Along with Iordăchioiu and Anca Măroiu, they won the European Championships in 2008 and 2009. In the 2010 World Fencing Championships, the “Power Praf girls”—a nickname the Romanian team had given themselves after the Powerpuff Girls anime—[1] took the first Romanian team gold in épée after defeating Germany at the Grand Palais in Paris.[2]
In 2011, Gherman won a team gold at the European Fencing Championships in Sheffield and at the World Military Championships in Rio de Janeiro. In August, she married Dragoș Gherman, whose name she took in competitions. In the World Championships Romania met China in the final. After Brânză was injured, Gherman fenced Li Na in the last leg and scored the decisive hit, allowing Romania to retain their gold medal.[3] She contributed more than half her team's hits. Three World Cup podiums in Budapest, Havana, and Rio de Janeiro, allowed her to reach the 6th place in FIE rankings.
In 2012 Gherman won the gold in the European Championships after prevailing over teammate Măroiu.[4] Along with a podium in the Barcelona World Cup tournament, this result pushed her to the 5th place in FIE rankings, a personal best as of 2014. In the London 2012 Olympics, she was defeated 15–14 in the quarter-finals by Ukraine's Yana Shemyakina, who eventually earned the gold medal.[5] Top-seeded Romania was also defeated 45–38 by 10th-ranked South Korea in the quarter-finals and failed to earn a medal either. Gherman then decided to take a break from her career.[6]
In December 2013 Gherman gave birth to a daughter named Ioana Teodora.[7] She announced in April 2014 she would return to fencing and be reintegrated into the national team.[7] A few weeks later she won the Romanian national championship after defeating 15–12 in the final team mate and world No.1 Ana Maria Brânză.[8] She failed to qualify to the main table of 64 in the Rio de Janeiro World Cup, the first international competition after her comeback, but won a bronze medal a few days later in the Havana Grand Prix.[9]
At the European Championships in Strasbourg, she reached the semifinal, defeating reigning European champion Ana Brânză and reigning Olympic champion Yana Shemyakina along the way. She lost 9–15 to Marie-Florence Candassamy from hosts France to finish with a bronze medal.[10] In the team competition, No.2 seed Romania received a bye, then disposed of Ukraine 45–31 and met Italy in the semifinals. Gherman both opened and closed for her team, scoring four hits in a row against Rossella Fiamingo in the last relay to win 29–24. In the final against No.1 seed Russia, Gherman entered the last leg on 26 all and defeated Lyubov Shutova 12–8 to bring Romania their 5th gold medal.[11] At the World Championships in Kazan, Gherman prevailed easily over Magdalena Piekarska of Poland, but was stopped 14–15 in the second round by 2008 Olympic champion Britta Heidemann, who eventually earned the bronze medal. In the team event, Romania prevailed over Germany, but were defeated in the table of 8 by Italy and exited the tournament with no medal.
In the 2014–15 season Gherman won her first World Cup title at the Doha Grand Prix, after defeating Estonia's Erika Kirpu in the final.[12] In Barcelona she was eliminated in the table of 16 by Russia's Tatyana Andryushina, but she was instrumental in Romania's bronze medal in the team event, first bridging the points gap, then striking the decisive hit in the “small final” against Russia.[13]
Referencesedit
^Daniela Mitroi-Ochea (18 October 2011). "Fetele "Power Praf" de aur". Gazeta de Sud (in Romanian).
^Ioan Pop (2010). "The grandeur of fencing at the Grand Palais" (PDF). Escrime XXI (72): 14.
^Roxana Fleșeru (16 November 2011). "Povestea unui titlu mondial". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian).
^Andru Nenciu, Mirela Basescu (15 June 2012). "Dublă de vis: Simona Gherman a cucerit aurul, Anca Măroiu argintul". ProSport (in Romanian).
^. sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
^"Ana-Maria Brânză încearcă să-și convingă colegele să nu se retragă". Dolce Sport (in Romanian). 1 February 2013.
^ abRoxana Fleșeru (17 April 2014). "Simona Gherman revine în competiţiile oficiale după ce a devenit mamă". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian).
^Cezara Paraschiv (9 May 2014). "Revenire de aur pentru Simona Gherman". ProSport (in Romanian).
^Leila Bolat (24 May 2014). "Simona Gherman, locul trei la Grand Prix-ul de la Havana". ProSport (in Romanian).
^Patrick Issert (8 June 2014). "Championnats d'Europe d'escrime: les femmes apportent deux nouvelles médailles". L'Équipe (in French).
^Roxana Fleșeru (13 June 2014). "Chintă de aur". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian).
^Roxana Fleșeru (7 December 2014). "Simona Gherman s-a impus în Grand Prix-ul de la Doha". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian).
^Mirela Basescu (15 January 2015). "România a cucerit bronzul în primul concurs de spadă al anului". ProSport (in Romanian).
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December 12, 2023
simona, gherman, née, alexandru, born, april, 1985, retired, romanian, épée, fencer, european, champion, 2012, 2016, twice, team, world, champion, 2010, 2011, five, time, team, european, champion, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, simona, cristina, ghermangherman,. Simona Gherman nee Alexandru born 12 April 1985 is a retired Romanian epee fencer European champion in 2012 and 2016 She was twice team World Champion in 2010 and 2011 and five time team European Champion in 2008 2009 2011 2014 and 2015 Simona Cristina GhermanGherman at the 2014 European Fencing ChampionshipsPersonal informationBornSimona Cristina Alexandru 1985 04 12 12 April 1985 age 38 Bucharest RomaniaNationalityRomanianHeight1 70 m 5 ft 7 in Weight55 kg 121 lb 8 7 st SportSportFencingWeaponEpeeHandRight handedNational coachDan Podeanu Gheorghe EpurescuClubSteaua BucureștiHead coachCornel MilanFIE rankingcurrent rankingMedal record Olympic Games2016 Rio de Janeiro TeamWorld Championships2010 Paris Team2011 Catania Team2015 Moscow TeamEuropean Games2015 Baku Team2015 Baku IndividualEuropean Championships2008 Kiev Team2009 Plovdiv Team2011 Sheffield Team2012 Legnano Individual2014 Strasbourg Team2015 Montreux Team2016 Torun Individual2012 Legnano Team2014 Strasbourg Individual2016 Torun TeamCareer editGherman was born in Bucharest in 1985 Her first significant result was a team bronze medal with Loredana Iordăchioiu and Ana Maria Branză at the 2004 Junior World Championships in Plovdiv The same year she won a Junior World Cup tournament in Palermo Gherman then joined the senior national team captained by Branză Along with Iordăchioiu and Anca Măroiu they won the European Championships in 2008 and 2009 In the 2010 World Fencing Championships the Power Praf girls a nickname the Romanian team had given themselves after the Powerpuff Girls anime 1 took the first Romanian team gold in epee after defeating Germany at the Grand Palais in Paris 2 In 2011 Gherman won a team gold at the European Fencing Championships in Sheffield and at the World Military Championships in Rio de Janeiro In August she married Dragoș Gherman whose name she took in competitions In the World Championships Romania met China in the final After Branză was injured Gherman fenced Li Na in the last leg and scored the decisive hit allowing Romania to retain their gold medal 3 She contributed more than half her team s hits Three World Cup podiums in Budapest Havana and Rio de Janeiro allowed her to reach the 6th place in FIE rankings In 2012 Gherman won the gold in the European Championships after prevailing over teammate Măroiu 4 Along with a podium in the Barcelona World Cup tournament this result pushed her to the 5th place in FIE rankings a personal best as of 2014 In the London 2012 Olympics she was defeated 15 14 in the quarter finals by Ukraine s Yana Shemyakina who eventually earned the gold medal 5 Top seeded Romania was also defeated 45 38 by 10th ranked South Korea in the quarter finals and failed to earn a medal either Gherman then decided to take a break from her career 6 In December 2013 Gherman gave birth to a daughter named Ioana Teodora 7 She announced in April 2014 she would return to fencing and be reintegrated into the national team 7 A few weeks later she won the Romanian national championship after defeating 15 12 in the final team mate and world No 1 Ana Maria Branză 8 She failed to qualify to the main table of 64 in the Rio de Janeiro World Cup the first international competition after her comeback but won a bronze medal a few days later in the Havana Grand Prix 9 At the European Championships in Strasbourg she reached the semifinal defeating reigning European champion Ana Branză and reigning Olympic champion Yana Shemyakina along the way She lost 9 15 to Marie Florence Candassamy from hosts France to finish with a bronze medal 10 In the team competition No 2 seed Romania received a bye then disposed of Ukraine 45 31 and met Italy in the semifinals Gherman both opened and closed for her team scoring four hits in a row against Rossella Fiamingo in the last relay to win 29 24 In the final against No 1 seed Russia Gherman entered the last leg on 26 all and defeated Lyubov Shutova 12 8 to bring Romania their 5th gold medal 11 At the World Championships in Kazan Gherman prevailed easily over Magdalena Piekarska of Poland but was stopped 14 15 in the second round by 2008 Olympic champion Britta Heidemann who eventually earned the bronze medal In the team event Romania prevailed over Germany but were defeated in the table of 8 by Italy and exited the tournament with no medal In the 2014 15 season Gherman won her first World Cup title at the Doha Grand Prix after defeating Estonia s Erika Kirpu in the final 12 In Barcelona she was eliminated in the table of 16 by Russia s Tatyana Andryushina but she was instrumental in Romania s bronze medal in the team event first bridging the points gap then striking the decisive hit in the small final against Russia 13 References edit Daniela Mitroi Ochea 18 October 2011 Fetele Power Praf de aur Gazeta de Sud in Romanian Ioan Pop 2010 The grandeur of fencing at the Grand Palais PDF Escrime XXI 72 14 Roxana Fleșeru 16 November 2011 Povestea unui titlu mondial Gazeta Sporturilor in Romanian Andru Nenciu Mirela Basescu 15 June 2012 Dublă de vis Simona Gherman a cucerit aurul Anca Măroiu argintul ProSport in Romanian Simona Gherman Olympic Results sports reference com Archived from the original on 2020 04 17 Retrieved 2012 06 06 Ana Maria Branză incearcă să și convingă colegele să nu se retragă Dolce Sport in Romanian 1 February 2013 a b Roxana Fleșeru 17 April 2014 Simona Gherman revine in competiţiile oficiale după ce a devenit mamă Gazeta Sporturilor in Romanian Cezara Paraschiv 9 May 2014 Revenire de aur pentru Simona Gherman ProSport in Romanian Leila Bolat 24 May 2014 Simona Gherman locul trei la Grand Prix ul de la Havana ProSport in Romanian Patrick Issert 8 June 2014 Championnats d Europe d escrime les femmes apportent deux nouvelles medailles L Equipe in French Roxana Fleșeru 13 June 2014 Chintă de aur Gazeta Sporturilor in Romanian Roxana Fleșeru 7 December 2014 Simona Gherman s a impus in Grand Prix ul de la Doha Gazeta Sporturilor in Romanian Mirela Basescu 15 January 2015 Romania a cucerit bronzul in primul concurs de spadă al anului ProSport in Romanian External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Simona Gherman Profile at Nahouw Profile at the European Fencing Confederation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Simona Gherman amp oldid 1183161659, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
