Collins Valentine Filimon
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| Country | Romania (2012–2021) Austria (2021–present) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1998 Bucharest, Romania | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 84 (19 March 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 111 (31 July 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Collins Valentine Filimon (born 14 February 1998) is a Romanian-born badminton player who is currently representing Austria.[1][2][3] He plays for the ASKÖ Traun badminton club.[4] He represented Austria in badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Career
[edit]Filimon joined the Romanian national team in 2012. He won the boys' singles title at the Cyprus Junior International in 2014 and 2015. He also won a silver medal in mixed doubles at the 2015 U19 Balkan Badminton Championships with Catalina Simionescu. In 2016, Filimon reached the semi-finals of the Balkan Badminton Championships but had to settle for bronze after losing 16–21, 18–21 to Ivan Rusev of Bulgaria. [5]
In 2019, Filimon represented Romania in the 2019 European Games men's singles event. He did not advance further after losing to Vladimir Malkov and Azmy Qowimuramadhoni in the group stage but won a match against Robert Mann of Luxembourg. [6]
In September 2021, Filimon became a naturalized Austrian citizen and began playing for Austria in international tournaments. In 2022, he won his first international title at the Slovenia International after defeating Lin Kuan-ting of Chinese Taipei 21–17, 23–25, 21–12.[7] In April 2024, he won his second title at the Malta International when he defeated Wolfgang Gnedt in an all Austrian encounter.[8]
Filimon made his debut in men's singles at the 2024 Summer Olympics. In Group E, he faced fourth seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark and Ade Resky Dwicahyo of Azerbaijan.[9] He lost his opening match to Antonsen 10–21, 18–21.[10] He then lost his second match to Ade Resky Dwicahyo 18–21, 11–21 and was eliminated in the group stages.[11]
Achievements
[edit]Balkan Championships
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Sala Polivalentă Iași, Iași, Romania |  Ivan Rusev
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16–21, 18–21 |  Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Slovenia International |  Lin Kuan-ting
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21–17, 23–25, 21–12 |  Winner
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| 2024 | Malta International |  Wolfgang Gnedt
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19–21, 21–17, 21–11 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Players: Collins Valentine Filimon". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Collins Valentine Filimon - Comitetul Olimpic si Sportiv Roman". www.cosr.ro. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ Comité, Österreichisches Olympisches. "Team Austria: Collins Valentine Filimon". Österreichisches Olympisches Comité (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ webmaster. "Ultimele stiri despre Asko Traun - UBSC Wolfurt 5-2". sporttim.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ "Badminton: România a cucerit 11 medalii la Campionatele Balcanice de la Iaşi". Agerpres. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Minsk 2019: Badminton: Robert Mann schléisst Europaspiller ouni Victoire of". www.rtl.lu (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ "I FEEL SLOVENIA YONEX International 2022 closes with new winners". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ "Collins Valentine Filimon gewinnt österreichisches Finale gegen Wolfgang Gnedt bei den Malta International 2024" (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ "Olympia: Badminton-Spieler Collins Filimon verstärkt Österreich". www.laola1.at (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ "Antonsen holds off determined Filimon". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
- ^ Comité, Österreichisches Olympisches. "Endstation für Filimon". Österreichisches Olympisches Comité (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-04.
External links
[edit]- Collins Valentine Filimon at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Living people
- 1998 births
- Austrian male badminton players
- Naturalised citizens of Austria
- Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Austria
- Badminton players at the 2019 European Games
- European Games competitors for Romania
- Romanian male badminton players
- 21st-century Romanian people
- 21st-century Austrian people
- Naturalised sports competitors