The Biathlon Federation of the Republic of Moldova (Romanian: Federația de Biatlon din Republica Moldova) is a Moldovan association for biathlon, and is a member of the International Biathlon Union.[1]
Romanian: Federația de Biatlon din Republica Moldova | |
Sport | Biathlon |
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Category | Sports governing body |
Jurisdiction | Republic of Moldova |
Membership | International Biathlon Union |
Founded | 1993 |
Headquarters | Str. Igor Vieru 9 Box 722 MD 2075 |
Location | Chișinău, Republic of Moldova |
President | Dimitri Torner |
Secretary | Petru Bria |
History
editThe Federation was established on 12 May 1993 as a public organisation – the national governing body of the biathlon sport.[2]
In 2018–2019, the Federation enrolled naturalised Russian and Ukrainian athletes[3] (Pavel Magazeev, Andrey Usov, Mikhail Usov, Maxim Makarov, Alina Stremous, Alena Ivanova, Alla Ghilenko), who formed the basis of the national team. This made it possible to achieve high results in 2022 when Alina Stremous won gold (in the pursuit) and silver (in the individual race) medals at the 2022 IBU Open European Championships in Großer Arbersee (Germany).[citation needed]
At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing the Moldovan team was represented by four athletes. The highest achievement at the Olympics was Alina Stremous' 10th place in the 7.5 km sprint.[4]
Leadership
edit- Dimitri Torner, President (from 2020)[5]
- Petru Bria, Secretary General (1993-2014, 2017–present)[citation needed]
List of presidents
edit- Valentin Ciumac (1993–2014).[citation needed]
- Petru Bria (2014–2017).[citation needed]
- Ion Florian (2017–2020)[citation needed]
- Dimitri Torner (2020–present)[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ International Biathlon Union - IBU - Member Federations
- ^ "Federația de biatlon din Republica Moldova". ski.md (in Romanian).
- ^ Olga Gorchak (2020-04-17). "В сборную Молдовы по биатлону перешли три российских спортсмена". newsmaker.md.
- ^ "Алина Стремоус: Дмитрий Торнер придал мощный импульс развитию биатлона в Молдове". isport.ua. 2022-01-06.
- ^ "Президент Федерации биатлона Дмитрий Торнер поздравил Виктора Шендря с "серебром" на Summer Balkan Biathlon Cup". tribuna.md. 2022-09-17.