Catalin Tecuceanu
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Birth name | Cătălin Tecuceanu | ||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Italy (2022–): 4 caps | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1999-09-09) 9 September 1999 (age 24) Tecuci, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 800 m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Fiamme Oro | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Gianni Ghidini | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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 Championships in Eugene, 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]
At Madrid, on 23 February 2024, he established a new Italian record on the indoor 800 m with 1:45.00.[5]
Statistics
National records
- Romanian records
- 800 m: 1:44.93 (
Zagreb, 14 September 2021)[6]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event | Time | Notes |
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2022 | Mediterranean Games | ![]() | 3rd | 800 m | 1:44.97 | SB |
European Indoor Championships | ![]() | Semi-finals | 800 m | 1:46.31 | ||
European Championships | ![]() | Heats | 800 m | 1:47.94 | ||
2023 | European Indoor Championships | ![]() | 7th | 800 m | 1:48.54 | [a] |
National titles
Tecuceanu has won 3 national championships.[7]
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 800 m: 2022
- Italian Indoor Athletics Championships
- 800 m: 2022, 2023
See also
Notes
- ^ He ran a better crono 1:47.24 in heats
References
- ^ "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.
External links
- Catalin Tecuceanu at World Athletics
- Catalin Tecuceanu at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
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- 1913: Gian Ercole Salvi
- 1914: Emilio Lunghi
- 1915-1918: not held
- 1919: Dante Bertoni
- 1920: Ernesto Ambrosini
- 1921: Giuseppe Bonini
- 1922: Guido Cominotto
- 1923: Guido Cominotto
- 1924: Guido Cominotto
- 1925: Giovanni Garaventa
- 1926: Guido Cominotto
- 1927: Ettore Tavernari
- 1928: Ettore Tavernari
- 1929: Ettore Tavernari
- 1930: Mario Tognoli
- 1931: Luigi Beccali
- 1932: Ettore Tavernari
- 1933: Umberto cerati
- 1934: Mario Lanzi
- 1935: Mario Lanzi
- 1936: Mario Lanzi
- 1937: Carlo Guasconi
- 1938: Mario Lanzi
- 1939: Mario Lanzi
- 1940: Gioacchino Dorascenzi
- 1941: Bruno Donnini
- 1942: Mario Lanzi
- 1943: Mario Lanzi
- 1944: not held
- 1945: Giovanni Bard
- 1946: Mario Lanzi
- 1947: Egidio Pederzoli
- 1948: Aldo Fracassi
- 1949: Lorenzo Lunghi
- 1950: Aldo Fracassi
- 1951: Aldo Fracassi
- 1952: Marcello Dani
- 1953: Vittorio Maggioni
- 1954: Alvaro Lensi
- 1955: Giovanni Scavo
- 1956: Gianfranco Baraldi
- 1957: Giovanni Scavo
- 1958: Gianfranco Baraldi
- 1959: Gianfranco Baraldi
- 1960: Mario Fraschini
- 1961: Francesco Bianchi
- 1962: Francesco Bianchi
- 1963: Francesco Bianchi
- 1964: Francesco Bianchi
- 1965: Francesco Bianchi
- 1966: Gianfranco Carabelli
- 1967: Francesco Bianchi
- 1968: Franco Arese
- 1969: Franco Arese
- 1970: Gianni Del Buono
- 1971: Sandro Castelli
- 1972: Franco Arese
- 1973: Franco Arese
- 1974: Carlo Grippo
- 1975: Bruno Magnani
- 1976: Carlo Grippo
- 1977: Gabriele Ferrero
- 1978: Carlo Grippo
- 1979: Carlo Grippo
- 1980: Carlo Grippo
- 1981: Carlo Grippo
- 1982: Gabriele Ferrero
- 1983: Donato Sabia
- 1984: Donato Sabia
- 1985: Alberto Barsotti
- 1986: Alberto Barsotti
- 1987: Tonino Viali
- 1988: Donato Sabia
- 1989: Tonino Viali
- 1990: Tonino Viali
- 1991: Tonino Viali
- 1992: Andrea Benvenuti
- 1993: Giuseppe D'Urso
- 1994: Giuseppe D'Urso
- 1995: Davide Cadoni
- 1996: Andrea Giocondi
- 1997: Andrea Abelli
- 1998: Andrea Longo
- 1999: Andrea Longo
- 2000: Andrea Longo
- 2001: Andrea Giocondi
- 2002: Francesco Roncalli
- 2003: Livio Sciandra
- 2004: Francesco Roncalli
- 2005: Andrea Longo
- 2006: Maurizio Bobbato
- 2007: Livio Sciandra
- 2008: Livio Sciandra
- 2009: Mario Scapini
- 2010: Lukas Rifesser
- 2011: Giordano Benedetti
- 2012: Giordano Benedetti
- 2013: Michele Oberti
- 2014: Giordano Benedetti
- 2015: Giordano Benedetti
- 2016: Giordano Benedetti
- 2017: Stefano Migliorati
- 2018: Enrico Brazzale
- 2019: Simone Barontini
- 2020: Simone Barontini
- 2021: Simone Barontini
- 2022: Catalin Tecuceanu
- 2023: Catalin Tecuceanu