Simona Pop | |
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Personal information | |
Country represented | Romania |
Born |
Satu Mare, Romania |
25 December 1988
Residence | Bucharest |
Weapon(s) | Épée |
Hand | Left-handed |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st) |
National coach(es) | Dan Podeanu |
Club | CSA Steaua București |
Head coach(es) | Gheorghe Epurescu, Cornel Milan |
FIE Ranking | current ranking |
Medal record
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Simona Pop née Deac (born 25 December 1988) is a Romanian épée fencer, bronze medallist at the 2015 European Championships, team silver medallist in the 2015 World Fencing Championships and team European champion in 2014 and 2015.
She belongs to the Hungarian minority in Transylvania. Pop took up fencing at CS Satu Mare, one of the main fencing centres in Romania, under the coaching of Francisc Csiszar who went on to train her for twelve years.
She obtained her bacalaureat, majoring in mathematics and computer science, at the Mihai Eminescu National College. She studies accounting and information management at the Vasile Goldiș Western University of Arad.
In 2012, she married Adrian Pop, a member of Romania's national men's épée team.
Pop earned a silver medal at the 2008 Junior World Championships in Acireale, then at the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade. She was briefly selected into the national team during the injury of team captain Ana Maria Brânză, then served as reserve upon Brânză's return. She became Romania's number 2 in the reshuffling that followed the 2012 Summer Olympic Games and the retirement of Simona Gherman, Anca Măroiu, and Loredana Dinu. She also transferred to CSA Steaua București, of which national team colleagues Brânză and Maria Udrea are also members.