He was voted 2015 Sportsman of the Year of the Bistrita district in Romania. (agerpres.ro, 10 Dec 2015)
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SANCTION In 2013 he returned a positive test in an out-of-competition test for the banned substance stanozolol and was suspended for two years by the International Weightlifting Federation [IWF]. His suspension ended in September 2015. (iwf.net, 31 Dec 2015)
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