Cătălin Tecuceanu (; born 9 September 1999), commonly spelled Catalin Tecuceanu (), is a Romanian-born Italian

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Career

Tecuceanu arrived in Italy in 2008, joining his parents who were already there. In 2021, setting in

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his

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in the

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with 1:44.93, he also achieved the entry standard for the participation in the

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. Italian citizen since November 2021, and eligible to represent Italy in national competitions from 9 March 2022, with a time of 1:45.24 on 800 m set in

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he also established the 10th best Italian all-time performance over distance. His previous time of 1:44.93, established in 2021 in

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, was a Romanian record as the athlete at that time could only represent Romania. At

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, on 23 February 2024, he established a new Italian record on the indoor 800 m with 1:45.00.

Statistics

National records

;Romanian records * 800 m: 1:44.93 (

, 14 September 2021)

Achievements

National titles

Tecuceanu has won 3 national championships. *

Italian Athletics Championships The Italian Athletics Championships () are the national championships in Athletics (sport), athletics, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera. The first edition, four races only, was held in 1906 at Arena Civica in ...

: 2022 *

Italian Indoor Athletics Championships The Italian Athletics Indoor Championships () are the national championships in athletics of the indoor events, organised every year by the Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggera from 1970 (first edition was held in Genoa). Titles assigned conce ...

**800 m: 2022, 2023

Notes

References

External links

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Catalin Tecuceanu
at the

Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

Catalin Tecuceanu – CONI – Paris 2024
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