Vladimir Barbu

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Vladimir Barbu
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Born (1998-08-07) 7 August 1998 (age 26)
Cles, Italy
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Vladimir Barbu (born 7 August 1998) is an Italian diver. [1] [2]

Trained by Giorgio Cagnotto, he placed 15th at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, finishing fifteenth in the diving competition from the 10 metre platform ,

Barbu also represented Italy in the men's 10 metre platform event at the 2016; 2017, and 2018 European aquatics championships; placing respectively in the 15th, 5th, and 9th positions in the aforementioned yeats. [3]

Barbu also models. [4]

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References

  1. "Diving - Vladimir Barbu (Italy)". www.the-sports.org.
  2. "Federazione Italiana Nuoto - Europei. Barbu in finale dalla piattaforma".
  3. "Database Diving, Datenbank Wasserspringen". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de.
  4. Management, Model. "Vladimir Barbu - a model from Italy". modelmanagement.com.