Sorin Babii

Sorin Babii (born 14 November 1963) is a retired pistol shooter from Romania. He competed in the 10 m air pistol and 50 m free pistol events at six consecutive Olympics between 1984 and 2004 and won a gold medal in 1988 and a bronze in 1992.^[1]

Sorin Babii

Personal information
Born	14 November 1963 (1963-11-14) (age 61) Arad, Romania[1]
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Shooting
Event(s)	50 meter pistol 10 meter air pistol
Club	UNEFS Bucharest
Coached by	Corneliu Ion[2]
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1988 Seoul 50 m pistol 1992 Barcelona 10 m air pistol World Championships 1989 Sarajevo 10 m air pistol 1991 Stavanger 10 m air pistol

Babii was included to the national team in 1980 and won one gold, two silver and three bronze medals at European junior championships. In 1985 he moved to the senior category and won two bronze medals at world championships and three gold, six silver and four bronze medals at European championships. He took a break from shooting in 2002–2003 and retired for good in 2008 to become a shooting coach. His trainees include the 2012 Olympic champion Alin Moldoveanu.^[3]

Babii holds the military rank of lieutenant colonel.^[3] His wife Lucia Babii is a former Romanian champion in pistol shooting.^[1]

Records

Current world records held in 50 metre pistol
Men's	Teams	1719	Romania (Babii, Ilie, Stan)	September 7, 1985	Osijek (YUG)	edit