Victor Pînzaru
Moldovan biathlete (born 1992)
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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.
Victor Pînzaru at the 2010 Winter Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Moldova |
| Born | February 11, 1992 (age 34) |
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Biathlon Cross-country skiing |
Early life
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
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]
