Bogdan Laurentiu Otavă (born 13 February 1987 in

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) is a Romanian

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.FIBT Profile
Otavă competed at the

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for Romania. He teamed with driver Andreas Neagu, Paul Muntean,

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and

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in the four-man event, finishing 24th. Otavă was a replacement for the third run only. As of April 2014, his best showing at the

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is 16th, coming in the four-man event in

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. Otavă made his

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debut in January 2011. As of April 2014, his best finish is 11th, in a four-man event in 2011-12 at Whistler.

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* * * 1987 births Living people Olympic bobsledders for Romania Sportspeople from Bucharest Bobsledders at the 2014 Winter Olympics Romanian male bobsledders 21st-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-bobsleigh-bio-stub