Dmitri Torner
Dmitri Torner | |
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| President of the Biathlon Federation of the Republic of Moldova | |
| Assumed office January 2021 | |
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| Born | 28 August 1980 Chișinău, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union (now Moldova) |
Dmitri Torner (born 28 August 1980, Chișinău) is a Moldovan sport executive, as well as the President of the Biathlon Federation of the Republic of Moldova.[1][2]
Early life[edit]
Dmitri Torner was born in Chișinău, Moldova. He has a higher economic education.
Torner has been involved in entrepreneurial activities in the field of chemistry and technology since the late 90s.[1]
In 2019, he held the position of head of the analytical department at Chem-Trade (Ukraine), which specializes in the supply of gas and electricity. At the moment he is a consultant to a number of European companies operating in the field of energy, chemistry and technology.[1][3][4]
Sport executive[edit]
In January 2021, Dmitri Torner was elected as a President of the Biathlon Federation of the Republic of Moldova.[5][6][7]
After being elected to the post, he initiated a project for the reconstruction of a biathlon sports track in the capital of Moldova, Chisinau. It is planned to attract Austrian investors to implement the project. The amount of investment, according to preliminary estimates, is 3 million US dollars. Athletes of Moldova note that after Dmitri Torner became the head of the Biathlon Federation of Moldova, many organizational and financial problems were solved.[8]
A year after Dmitri Torner became the head of the Biathlon Federation, Moldovan athletes have significantly improved their results. At the 2022 IBU Open European Championships, biathlete Alina Stremous won a silver medal in the 15 km individual race and a gold medal in the pursuit race.[9] Thanks to this, the Republic of Moldova took the third place in the medal standings of the European Championship. The successful performances of Moldovan biathletes at the IBU World Cup and European Championships in the 2021/2022 season allowed them to qualify for the XXIV Winter Olympic Games 2022 in Beijing.[10][11][12]
Personal life[edit]
Dmitri Torner is married. His wife is Olga Torner, a founder of the Insider.UA portal, she is a television presenter on the Inter TV channel, a winner from Austria at the international beauty contest for married women Mrs. Universe-2016. The couple has three children: twins David and Eve, as well as a son Alex.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Дмитрий Торнер". obozrevatel.com. Obozrevatel.
- ↑ "Moldauischer Biathlon: Erfolgreich mit Dmitri Torner". heute.at (in Deutsch). Heute. 2022-03-11.
- ↑ "Dmitrii Torner: New opportunities and risks for Moldova's energy sector". tribuna.md. 2022-06-30.
- ↑ "Dmitri Torner: Polska już ma program dotowania kosztów nawozów". businessinsider.com.pl (in polski). Business Insider.
- ↑ "Federația de biatlon din Republica Moldova". ski.md (in română).
- ↑ "Dmitri Torner: Der Biathlonverband der Republik Moldau und die Internationale Union der Biathleten werden zusammenarbeiten". rp-online.de (in Deutsch).
- ↑ "Dmitrii Torner met with the President of the International Biathlon Union Olle Dahlin". 2022-09-20.
- ↑ "Молдавские биатлонисты и тренер сборной дали интервью спортивному журналисту Дмитрию Губерниеву". biathlon.md. 2021-12-30.
- ↑ "Aspenes and Stremous win the IBU OECH Pursuit Gold". biathlonworld.com. International Biathlon Union. 2022-01-29.
- ↑ Maksym Inshakov (2021-11-27). "Молдавские биатлонисты поборются за путевки на зимнюю Олимпиаду в Пекине". news.obozrevatel.com. Obozrevatel.
- ↑ Vladyslava Tkachenko (2021-12-31). "Тренер Илиев: президент Федерации биатлона Дмитрий Торнер поставил задачу квалифицироваться на Олимпиаду". fakty.com.ua. Fakty ICTV.
- ↑ "Președintele Federației de Biatlon din Moldova, Dmitri Torner, a îndemnat suporterii să susțină sportivii la Olimpiadă". tribuna.md (in română). 2022-01-29.
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