Mircea Bogdan
Romanian athletics competitor
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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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] Studying in the United States, he won the NCAA Division I Championships of 2005, representing UTEP.[3][4]
As a senior he competed in the 3000 metres at the 2007 European Indoor Championships,[5] 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.[6]
Bogdan has coached for the UTEP Miners, Western Illinois Leathernecks, Chicago State Cougars, Loyola Ramblers, and Chapman Panthers track and field programs.[7][8][9][10][11]
