Robert Mircea
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Gino Mircea |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Born | 9 August 1999[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Italy |
| Sport | Bobsleigh |
Event(s) | Two-man, Four-man |
Robert Gino Mircea (born 9 August 1999) is a Romanian-born Italian bobsledder. He represented Italy at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.[3]
Mircea was born in Romania. His family moved to Corbetta, Milan, Italy in 2009.[4] Mircea began participating in weightlifting, and was twice national champion in the 96kg category for clean and jerk in 2020 and 2021.[5] However, due to his status of being an immigrant and not yet having Italian citizenship, he was unable to compete internationally in weightlifting.[4]
Mircea first started bobsledding in 2021 as a push athlete, and was quickly brought on to the Italy national bobsleigh team.[5] With the assistance of the Italian Bobsleigh Federation, Mircea obtained Italian citizenship in January 2022, allowing him to compete as a bobsledder at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[4] In his first Olympics as a bobsledder, he finished 21st in two-man as the pusher for Patrick Baumgartner, and 27th in four-man pushing for Mattia Variola.[3] Mircea continued as a push athlete for Baumgartner in Bobsleigh World Cup competition. He has earned two medals in the World Cup - a silver medal at Yanqing in 2023 in four-man and a bronze medal at Innsbruck in four-man in 2025.[1]
Mircea made his second Olympic appearance at the 2026 Winter Olympics, pushing for Baumgartner's team in both two-man and four-man. The team finished 7th in two-man and 5th in four-man.[3]
