Daniel Cojocaru (born 27 May 1969) is a retired

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

n athlete who specialised in the

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

events. He represented his country at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, as well as three consecutive World Championships starting in 1991. His best individual result was the fifth place at the 1994 European Championships. His 100 metres personal best of 10.21 is the current national record.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

– 10.21 (+0.2 m/s) (Bucharest 1994) NR *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

– 20.75 (-0.4 m/s) (Bucharest 1994) *

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

– 46.91 (Alexandroupoli 1988) Indoor * 60 metres – 6.63 (Bucharest 1998) *

– 10.53 (Jablonec nad Nisou 1995) *

– 21.09 (Piraeus 1995)

References

1969 births Living people Romanian male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Romania Competitors at the 1995 Summer Universiade {{Romania-athletics-bio-stub