Mircea Bogdan

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Mircea Bogdan (born 5 June 1982) is a retired Romanian long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

As a junior he won the silver medal at the 2001 European Junior Championships [1] and finished seventh at the 2001 Summer Universiade.[ citation needed ] He placed lowly at the 2001 World Cross Country Championships, and competed at the 2000 World Junior Championships [2] and the 2003 European U23 Championships without reaching the final.[ citation needed ] Studying in the United States, he won the NCAA Division I Championships of 2005, representing UTEP. [3]

As a senior he competed in the 3000 metres at the 2007 European Indoor Championships, [4] the steeplechase at the 2007 World Championships and in the 1500 metres at the 2008 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final. [2] He became Romanian champion three times. His personal best steeplechase time was 8:23.12 minutes, achieved in April 2007 in Palo Alto. [5]

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References

  1. "European Junior Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 Mircea Bogdan at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "NCAA Division I Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  4. "2007 European Indoor Championships, men's 3000 metres heats". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  5. All-Athletics.com profile