![]() Boroi in 1993 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 26 August 1964 59) Berislăvești, Romania [1] | (age
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) [1] |
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) [1] |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 60 m, 110 m hurdles |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 60 mH – 7.50 (1994) 110 mH – 13.34 (1993) [1] [2] [3] |
Gheorghe Boroi (born 26 August 1964) is a retired hurdler from Romania. He competed in the 110 m event at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics, but failed to reach the finals. [1] He won a silver medal at the 1994 European Indoor Championships in the 60 m hurdles. [3]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1990 | European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 24th (h) | 110m hurdles | 14.39 (wind: -0.8 m/s) |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | DNQ | 110m hurdles | 13.82 |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | DNQ | 110m hurdles | 13.54 |
1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | 60m hurdles | 7.57 |
European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | 110m hurdles | 13.61 (wind: +1.1 m/s) | |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 12th | 110m hurdles | 13.57 |
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