The winners of the fourth edition of the Alexandrion Trophies
The Alexandrion Foundation is organising the Alexandrion Trophies Gala for the fifth consecutive year. The distinctions are awarded annually by the Alexandrion Foundation after consultation with representatives of more than 20 sports newsrooms in Romania, as well as with competent public institutions.
The distinctions and financial rewards presented at the event are dedicated to athletes who achieved outstanding performances in 2019, and they are the only initiative of this kind organised and funded entirely by a private entity. The awards ceremony, during which the 10 trophies will be presented, will take place on 5 February 2020 in Bucharest, in the presence of more than 300 guests. In addition, the gala presents “Hope” trophies, dedicated to young athletes, special awards and the Alexandrion lifetime achievement trophy.
In choosing the winners, account is taken of the national and international achievements of the athletes in the year just ended. In previous editions, 76 trophies have already been awarded.
Mr Nawaf Salameh, President and Founder of the Alexandrion Foundation and Alexandrion Group
The winners of past editions include: Marian Drăgulescu (gymnastics), Anghel Iordănescu (football), Tiberiu Dolniceanu (fencing), Cristina Stancu (martial arts), Andreea Chițu (judo), Horia Tecău (tennis), Elisabeta Samara (table tennis), Simona Halep (tennis), Ana-Maria Brânză-Popescu (fencing), Cristina Neagu (handball), the members of Romania’s women’s eight in rowing – Mihaela Petrilă, Ioana Strungaru, Mădălina Bereș, Laura Oprea, Adelina Maria Boguș, Andreea Boghian, Roxana Cogianu, Iuliana Popa and Daniela Druncea –, Daniela Dodean (table tennis), Alexandru Bologa (judo), the members of the women’s épée team – Simona Gherman, Simona Pop, Ana-Maria Brânză-Popescu and Loredana Dinu –, the pair Horia Tecău/Florin Mergea, Cătălina Ponor (gymnastics), Albert Saritov (wrestling), Oana Manea (handball, CSM București), Gianina Beleagă and Ionela Lehaci (rowing), Loredana Toma (weightlifting), Alina Vuc (wrestling), Romania’s women’s eight in rowing – Laura Oprea, Mădălina Bereș, Adelina Maria Boguș, Mihaela Petrilă, Viviana Iuliana Bejunariu, Ioana Vrînceanu, Iuliana Popa, Denisa Tilvescu, Daniela Drunceanu –, the women’s table tennis team – Adina Mihaela Diaconu, Elizabeta Samara, Irina Ciobanu, Daniela Dodean Monteiro, Bernadette Cynthia Szocs –, Nicolae Onică (weightlifting), Mirel Rădoi (football), Ianis Hagi (football), Robert Glință (swimming), Ovidiu Ionescu (table tennis) and Mihai Mihuț (wrestling).
The Alexandrion “Hope” Trophies have been awarded in the last two editions, and the winners in this category include: Elena Chiriac (taekwondo), Andra Simion (tennis), Theo Matican (Paralympic cyclist), Diana Cimpoca (skating), Claudiu Borțuneanu (football), Muscalu Nicoleta Angelica and Pavel Antonia Mihaela (diving – synchronised platform), and Arian Notrețu (swimming – Paralympic athlete). In the previous year’s edition Marius Iovi (a soldier wounded in Iraq and Invictus athlete) won the special award, and the trophy for lifetime excellence in sport went to Mircea Lucescu.
Cycling, water polo and tennis are also among the sports the Foundation supports. Football, handball and rugby teams have not been forgotten either, and benefit from the Foundation’s support.
The Alexandrion Trophies are, in fact, a natural continuation of the Alexandrion Foundation’s efforts to support Romanian sport. For years, the Alexandrion Foundation has supported not only sports teams but also the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, at three Olympic Games (Athens, London and Beijing). The Foundation has supported both handball teams (U Alexandrion Cluj and CSA Steaua Alexandrion) and football teams (Universitatea Craiova, CSM Politehnica Iași, ASU Politehnica Timișoara, Petrolul Ploiești, Universitatea Cluj, Unirea Urziceni, Steaua București, Concordia Chiajna, Dinamo București and Metaloglobus București). The Alexandrion Foundation also supports other sports such as golf, rugby, cycling, boxing, polo and tennis.
