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3 See also  





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Catalin Tecuceanu
Tecuceanu at Istanbul 2023
Personal information
Birth nameCătălin Tecuceanu
National teamItaly (2022–): 4 caps
Born (1999-09-09) 9 September 1999 (age 24)
Tecuci, Romania
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event800 m
ClubSilca Ultralite Vittorio Veneto
Coached byLionello Bettin
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • 800 m: 1:43.75 (2024)

Medal record

Men's athletics
Representing  Italy
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Rome 800 m
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oran 800 m

Cătălin Tecuceanu (Romanian: [kətəˈlin tekuˈtʃe̯anu]; born 9 September 1999), commonly spelled Catalin Tecuceanu (Italian: [kataˈlin tekuˈtʃaːnu]), is a Romanian-born Italian middle-distance runner.[1]

Career[edit]

Tecuceanu arrived in Italy in 2008, joining his parents who were already there. In 2021, setting in Savona his personal best in the 800 m with 1:44.93, he also achieved the entry standard for the participation in the 2022 World Athletics ChampionshipsinEugene, Oregon.[2]

Italian citizen since November 2021, and eligible to represent Italy in national competitions from 9 March 2022, with a time of 1:45.24 on 800 m set in Ostrava he also established the 10th best Italian all-time performance over distance.[3] His previous time of 1:44.93, established in 2021 in Zagreb, was a Romanian record as the athlete at that time could only represent Romania.[4]

AtMadrid, on 23 February 2024, he established a new Italian record on the indoor 800 m with 1:45.00.[5]

Statistics[edit]

National records[edit]

Romanian records

Achievements[edit]

Year Competition Venue Rank Event Time Notes
2022 Mediterranean Games Algeria Oran 3rd 800 m 1:44.97 SB
European Indoor Championships Serbia Belgrade Semi-finals 800 m 1:46.31
European Championships Germany Munchen Heats 800 m 1:47.94
2023 European Indoor Championships Turkey Istanbul 7th 800 m 1:48.54 [a]

National titles[edit]

Tecuceanu has won 3 national championships.[7]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ He ran a better crono 1:47.24 in heats

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cătălin Tecuceanu Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  • ^ "Catalin Tecuceanu prende la cittadinanza italiana". youtube.com (in Italian). 14 November 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  • ^ "All Time Top Lists Senior Outdoor 800 Metres Men – Italy". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  • ^ "Tamberi riprende il volo: 2,30 a Ostrava". fidal.it (in Italian). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  • ^ Atletica: Tecuceanu batte dopo 31 anni record italiano 800 indoor
  • ^ "All time Top lists Senior Outdoor 800 Metres Men – Romania". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  • ^ "Tecuceanu e Scardanzan ai campionati italiani assoluti di atletica di Rieti: il mezzofondista è campione italiano indoor 2022, l'astista vicecampionessa in carica". qdpnews.it (in Italian). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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