Robert Andrei Glință (; born 18 April 1997) is the Romanian record holder in the

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and

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50 metre

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and 100 metre backstroke. He is a former junior world record holder for 100 metre backstroke (short course), with a time of 50.77 seconds. He finalled in the 100 metre backstroke at two consecutive Summer Olympic Games, the

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and the

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. He represented

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in the

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in 2019. At the 2021 World Short Course Championships, held at in December

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, Glință achieved his highest place finish in the 100 metre backstroke, where he won the bronze medal with a time of 49.60 seconds, which was 0.37 seconds behind gold medalist

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of the

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(17 December 2021)
"15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Abu Dhabi (AUE): Men's 100m Backstroke Final Results"
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''. Retrieved 22 December 2022. It marked his first medal at a senior short course or long course World Championships."Robert Glință, medalie de bronz în proba de 100 m spate, la Campionatele Mondiale de la Abu Dhabi"
(in Romanian). ''

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, he placed twenty-eighth in the 100 metre backstroke with a time of 52.65 seconds.

(13 December 2022)
"16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results Summary"
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''. Retrieved 13 December 2022."Campionatul Mondial De Înot În Bazin Scurt – Melbourne 2022. Robert Glință S-A Oprit În Serii La 100 M Spate"
(in Romanian). ''frnpm.ro''. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

International championships (50 m)

International championships (25 m)

Personal bests

Long course metres (50 m pool)

Short course metres (25 m pool)

References

External links

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