Mircea Bogdan

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. 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. 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]

References

  1. ↑ "European Junior Championships (Men)". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 Mircea Bogdan at IAAF
  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



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