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]
The 2003 European Athletics Junior Championships was held in Tampere, Finland from 23 to 27 July 2003. A total of 44 events were contested; 22 by men and 22 by women. Germany had the biggest medal haul with nine golds and a total of 26, closely followed by Russia. Great Britain was third with 17 medals, while Romania was fourth with ten medals. Four championship records were set at the competition, although three were as a result of using lighter implements in the men's throwing events.
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