Andrei Gag

Andrei Marius Gag (born 27 April 1991) is a Romanian athlete competing in the shot put and discus throw.[2] He won the silver medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade.

Andrei Gag
Andrei Gag in 2015
Personal information
NationalityRomanian
Born (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991
EducationȘtefan cel Mare University of Suceava[1]
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Shot put, discus throw
ClubCSM Arad
Medal record
World Indoor Championships
2016 PortlandShot put
World Junior Championships
2010 MonctonDiscus throw
Universiade
Summer Universiade |2015 GwangjuShot put
Summer Universiade |2017 TaipeiShot put

His personal bests in the shot put are 20.96 metres outdoors (Pitesti 2015 – NR) and 20.17 metres indoors (Istanbul 2014). In addition he has a personal best of 61.27 metres in the discus throw (Bucharest 2014).

Competition record
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Romania
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 30th (q) Discus throw (1.75 kg) 46.98 m
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 10th Discus throw (1.75 kg) 55.84 m
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 2nd Discus throw (1.75 kg) 61.85 m
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 19th (q) Discus throw 54.83 m
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 14th (q) Discus throw 55.98 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 5th Discus throw 55.60 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 20th (q) Shot put 19.18 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 26th (q) Shot put 18.45 m
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 2nd Shot put 19.92 m
World Championships Beijing, China 17th (q) Shot put 19.74 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 2nd Shot put 20.89 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 16th (q) Shot put 19.49 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13th (q) Shot put 20.40 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 14th (q) Shot put 19.24 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 12th Shot put 19.96 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 3rd Shot put 20.12 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 23rd (q) Shot put 19.26 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 15th (q) Shot put 19.70 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 17th (q) Shot put 20.50 m

References
  1. "2015 WSG profile". Archived from the original on 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  2. Andrei Gag at World Athletics


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