Claudia Mihaela Bobocea (born 11 June 1992)[1] is a Romanian middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 1500 metres. She won the silver medal in the event at the 2023 European Indoor Championships.

Claudia Bobocea
Personal information
Full nameClaudia Mihaela Bobocea
Born (1992-06-11) 11 June 1992 (age 32)
Bucharest, Romania
EducationOvidius University
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
CountryRomania
SportAthletics
Event1500 metres
ClubCSA Steaua București
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Romania
European Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Istanbul 1500 m
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 1500 m

Bobocea represented Romania at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[1] She won multiple national titles both outdoors and indoors (mostly over 800 metres).

Statistics

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Competition record

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Representing   Romania
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 20th (h) 800 m 2:12.90
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 9th 1500 m 4:20.39
2014 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 7th 4 × 800 m relay 8:23.12
4th 4 × 1500 m relay 17:51.48
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 18th (h) 3000 m 9:27.82
European Team Championships, 1st League Heraklion, Greece 1st 1500 m 4:14.58 PB
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 12th 1500 m 4:31.27
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, OR, United States 15th (h) 1500 m 4:12.38
Balkan Championships Pitești, Romania 1st 1500 m 4:16.94
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 800 m DNF
19th (h) 1500 m 4:18.98
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 51st (h) 800 m 2:03.75
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 16th (h) 1500 m 4:16.98
European Team Championships, 1st League Vaasa, Finland 1st 1500 m 4:14.50
World Championships London, United Kingdom 35th (h) 1500 m 4:11.20
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 11th 1500 m 4:22.85
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 25th (h) 1500 m 4:24.60
13th 3000 m 9:23.70
European Championships Berlin, Germany 22nd (h) 1500 m 4:16.20
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 7th 1500 m 4:13.40
World Championships Doha, Qatar 24th (sf) 1500 m 4:18.25
2020 Balkan Championships Cluj-Napoca, Romania 1st 800 m 2:03.32
1st 1500 m 4:12.95
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 18th (h) 1500 m 4:18.00
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan] 33rd (h) 1500 m 4:09.19
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 9th 1500 m 4:09.64
Balkan Championships Craiova, Romania 1st 800 m 2:01.84
European Championships Munich, Germany 11th 1500 m 4:07.74
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 2nd 1500 m 4:03.76 PB
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 26th (h) 800 m 2:00.54
31st (h) 1500 m 4:06.07
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 23rd (h) 800 m 2:04.03
1500 m DNF

Personal bests

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National titles

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Claudia Mihaela BOBOCEA – Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
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