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.
He represented his country at the
1983 World Championships
The 1st 1983 World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between 7 and 14 August 1983.
Summary
The overall me ...
. 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.
International competitions
Personal bests
Outdoor
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800 metres – 1:45.41 (Kobe 1985)
NR
*
1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...
– 3:40.38 (Athens 1984)
Indoor
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800 metres – 1:47.21 (Pireaus 1985) NR
*
1500 metres
The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...
– 3:41.02 (Budapest 1985)
References
All-Athletics profile
1962 births
Living people
Romanian male middle-distance runners
Place of birth missing (living people)
Competitors at the 1983 Summer Universiade
Competitors at the 1985 Summer Universiade
World Athletics Championships athletes for Romania
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