Mihai Donisan (born 24 July 1988) is a Romanian athlete specialising in the high jump. [1] He won two medals at the Jeux de la Francophonie, gold in 2009 and silver in 2013.
He has personal bests of 2.31 metres outdoors (2013) and 2.30 metres indoors (2013). On 13 May 2016, he was banned for the use of an illegal substance meldonium and was banned for two years until 19 February 2018. [2]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Romania | |||||
| 2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 10th | 2.18 m | |
| Jeux de la Francophonie | Beirut, Lebanon | 1st | 2.24 m | ||
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 18th (q) | 2.19 m | |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 15th (q) | 2.15 m | |
| 2012 | World Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 15th (q) | 2.22 m | |
| European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 8th | 2.24 m | ||
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 15th (q) | 2.18 m | |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 16th (q) | 2.26 m | ||
| Jeux de la Francophonie | Nice, France | 2nd | 2.30 m | ||
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 9th (q) | 2.25 m | |
| European Championships | Zürich, Switzerland | 11th | 2.21 m | ||
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 9th (q) | 2.24 m | |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 22nd (q) | 2.26 m | ||
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