Petru Drăgoescu
Romanian middle-distance runner
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Petru Drăgoescu (first name also given as Petre; born 22 July 1962) is a Romanian former middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres.[2] He represented his country at the 1983 World Championships. In addition, he won the silver medal at the 1985 European Indoor Championships. As of December 2016, he is still the Romanian national record holder both indoors and outdoors.
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| Born | 22 July 1962 Petroșani, Romania | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | 800 metres | |||||||||||
Medal record
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International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Romania | |||||
| 1983 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | 800 m | 1:47.91 |
| Summer Universiade | Edmonton, Canada | 12th (h) | 800 m | 1:49.57 | |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 26th (h) | 800 m | 1:48.33 | |
| 1985 | World Indoor Games | Paris, France | 4th | 800 m | 1:48.34 |
| European Indoor Championships | Piraeus, Greece | 2nd | 800 m | 1:49.38 | |
| Summer Universiade | Kobe, Japan | 4th | 800 m | 1:45.41 | |
| 8th | 1500 m | 3:48.66 | |||
| 1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 10th (sf) | 800 m | 1:49.24 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 800 metres – 1:45.41 (Kobe 1985) NR
- 1500 metres – 3:40.38 (Athens 1984)
Indoor
- 800 metres – 1:47.21 (Pireaus 1985) NR
- 1500 metres – 3:41.02 (Budapest 1985)
