Collins Valentine Filimon
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| Full name | Collins Valentine Filimon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Romania (2012–2021) Austria (2021–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1998 Bucharest, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Austria[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.[2][3][4] He plays for the ASKÖ Traun badminton club.[5] He represented Austria in badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]
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.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8] In April 2024, he won his second title at the Malta International when he defeated Wolfgang Gnedt in an all Austrian encounter.[9]
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.[10] He lost his opening match to Antonsen 10–21, 18–21.[11] He then lost his second match to Ade Resky Dwicahyo 18–21, 11–21 and was eliminated in the group stages.[12]
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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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Beroe Sports Hall, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria |  Cătălina Simionescu
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Blagovest Kisyov Gabriela Stoeva
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19–21, 18–21 | Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series (3 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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| 2025 | Czech International |  Emre Lale
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15–10, 15–7 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FILIMON Collins Valentine". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Collins Valentine FILIMON". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Collins Valentine Filimon". cosr.ro (in Romanian). Comitetul Olimpic si Sportiv Roman. Archived from the original on 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Team Austria: Collins Valentine Filimon". olympia.at (in German). Österreichisches Olympisches Comité. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Ultimele stiri despre Asko Traun - UBSC Wolfurt 5-2" [Latest news about Asko Traun - UBSC Wolfurt 5-2]. sporttim.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Badminton: România a cucerit 11 medalii la Campionatele Balcanice de la Iaşi" [Badminton: Romania won 11 medals at the Balkan Championships in Iași]. Agerpres (in Romanian). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Minsk 2019: Badminton: Robert Mann schléisst Europaspiller ouni Victoire of" [Minsk 2019: Badminton: Robert Mann ends European Games without a win]. rtl.lu (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "I FEEL SLOVENIA YONEX International 2022 closes with new winners". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Collins Valentine Filimon gewinnt österreichisches Finale gegen Wolfgang Gnedt bei den Malta International 2024" [Collins Valentine Filimon wins Austrian final against Wolfgang Gnedt at the Malta International 2024]. sportreport.biz (in German). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Olympia: Badminton-Spieler Collins Filimon verstärkt Österreich" [Olympics: Badminton player Collins Filimon strengthens Austria]. laola1.at (in German). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Antonsen holds off determined Filimon". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Endstation für Filimon" [Final stop for Filimon]. olympia.at (in German). Österreichisches Olympisches Comité. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Collins Valentine Filimon at BWFBadminton.com
- Collins Valentine Filimon at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
- Collins Valentine Filimon at Team Austria (in German)
- Collins Valentine Filimon at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (archive)
- Filimon Collins on Instagram
