Florin Balaban

• Name — Florin Balaban • Born — 16 August 1968 • Birthplace — Nicorești, Romania • Citizenship — * Romania • Luxembourg • Education — Transylvania University of Braşov • Occupation — Cartoonist, illustrator

Balaban first started his career in badminton in the 1990s. He won the national championship in men's singles two consecutive times in 1990 and 1991. He also competed in the Romanian International in 1991 where he lost in the final to Tamás Gebhard of Hungary. In 1992, Balaban won the national men's doubles title with his partner Florentin Banu. In that same year, he competed in the men's singles tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He lost in the first round to Anil Kaul of Canada.

After Balaban retired from badminton, he started a new career in art as a cartoonist and a painter. He also moved to Luxembourg to pursue his career in art and has worked as an illustrator for Luxemburger Wort. In 2002, he was awarded the Premio Internationale Satira Politica in Forte dei Marmi, Italy. He also founded the Caricature and Cartoon Museum in Vianden and organizes the Vianden International Caricature and Cartoon Show.

Men's singles • Year — Tournament — Opponent — Score — Result • 1991 — Romanian International — Tamás Gebhard — 5–15, 5–15 — Runner-up

• 2002

• 2008 – Honorable mention • 2009 – 3rd place