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Florin Ionescu

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Florin Ionescu
Personal information
Born (1971-02-03) 3 February 1971 (age 53)
Iași, Romania
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event3000 metres steeplechase

Florin Ionescu (born 3 February 1971 in Iași) is a retired Romanian athlete who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase.[2] He represented his country at two Olympic Games, in 1996 and 2000. In addition he reached the final at three consecutive World Championships starting in 1995.

His personal best in the event is 8:13.26 set in Seville in 1999. This is the standing national record.

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Romania
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 10th 3000 m s'chase 9:04.30
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 6th 3000 m s'chase 8:15.44
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 15th (sf) 3000 m s'chase 8:28.77
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 12th 3000 m s'chase 8:39.67
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 8th 3000 m s'chase 8:18.17
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 27th (h) 3000 m s'chase 8:37.44

References

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