Victor Pînzaru
 Victor Pînzaru at the 2010 Winter Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Moldova |
| Born | February 11, 1992 (age 33) Drochia |
| Height | 187 cm (74 in) |
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Biathlon Cross-country skiing |
Victor Pinzaru (born February 11, 1992) is a Moldovan athlete who competes in biathlon and cross-country skiing. He represented Moldova at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics. He also served as the flag-bearer for Moldova during the opening and closing ceremonies of both the Olympic Games.
Early life
[edit]Victor Pinzaru was born on 11 February 1992 at Drochia in Drochia district.[1] He served as a warrant officer in the Moldovan Army.[2]
Career
[edit]Pinzaru started competing in international cross-country skiing events since 2009.[3] He started competing in the Biathlon World Cup season in 2009.[4] He took part in the cross-country sprint race in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 at Liberec in Czech Republic, in which he finished 84th amongst the 135 participants.[5] Pinzaru was named to the Moldovan team for the 2010 Winter Olympics held at Vancouver.[6][7] He served as the country's flag-bearer during the opening and closing ceremonies.[8] He finished 70th in the sprint event and 85th in the individual event in biathlon.[9][10]
In 2011, Pinzaru took part in the cross-country sprint race in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships at Oslo in Norway, in which he finished 88th amongst the 122 participants.[11] He achieved his first top ten finish at the Balkan cup freestyle skiing event held in Romania in February 2012.[12] In the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 in Val di Fiemme, he took part in both sprint and freestyle events in cross-country skiing.[3]
Pinzaru was named to the Moldovan team for the 2014 Winter Olympics held at Sochi.[13][14] For the second consecutive Winter Games, he was Moldova's flag bearer during the opening and closing ceremonies.[15][16] In the men's sprint event, he finished 77th in the qualification rounds and failed to advance to the next round.[17] In 2015, he took part in his last FIS Nordic World Ski Championships at Falun in Sweden in both the sprint and freestyle events.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Victor Pinzaru". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "WO Victor Pinzaru Fails to Qualify for Next Competition at Sochi Olympic Games". Moldovan Army. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Victor Pinzaru". International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Victor Pinzaru". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009". International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Victor Pinzaru". Vancouver 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Victor Pinzaru". Olympics.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Flag bearers at the 2010 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Biathlon, men's sprint, 2010 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Biathlon, men's individual, 2010 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011". International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Balkan Cup 2012". International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Moldovan athletes depart for Sochi Winter Olympics". Xinhua. Bucharest, Romania. 6 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Four athletes to represent Moldova at 2014 Winter Olympics". 22 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Cross country skiing, men's sprint, 2014 Winter Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Victor Pinzaru at IBU
- Victor Pinzaru at FIS (cross-country)
- Victor Pinzaru at Olympedia
