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Mihai Dringo

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Mihai Sorin Dringo
Personal information
Born (2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 (age 23)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests400m: 44.88 (Geneva, 2025) NR
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  ROM
Summer World University Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Chengdu 400 m

Mihai Sorin Dringo (born 6 November 2001) is a Romanian sprinter. He is a multiple-time national champion and the national record holder over 400 metres.[1]

Career

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From Beiuș, in Bihor County, he is a member of CSU CSM Oradea.[2] He is coached by Robert Olah.[3] He finished third over 400 metres and 200 metres at the Romanian Athletics Championships in June 2021.[4] He finished fifth in the final at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships over 400 metres in Tallinn, Estonia.[5]

He won the Romanian national indoor title over 400 metres in February 2022.[6] He competed for Romania at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay. In doing so, he became the first athlete from the CSU CSM Oradea to compete at the World Championships.[7] In June 2022, he became the Balkan outdoor champion and won the Romanian Athletics Championships, and broke the Romanian national record for 400 metres, running a time of 45.38 seconds.[2][8] He ran in the semi-finals of the 400 metres at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich.[9]

He retained the Romanian national indoor championship title over 400 metres in February 2023.[10] He was subsequently selected for the 2023 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul, but did not progress to the semi-finals.[11][12] He retained his Romanian outdoor 400 metres national tile in July 2023.[13] He finished fourth overall in the 400 metres at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland.[14][15] He was a bronze medalist over 400 metres at the World University Games in Changdu in August 2023, lowering the Romanian national record to 45.27 seconds.[16][17]

He missed several months in 2024 due to injury which required two surgeries, but returned to competetive action for the 2025 outdoor season.[18][19] He ran a new Romanian national record of 44.88s over 400m in Geneva in June 2025.

Personal life

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He studied at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports of the University of Oradea.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "Mihai Sorin Dringo". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b Popa, Lucian (June 27, 2022). "Another incredible performance for Mihai Dringo". Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Athletics: Mihai Sorin Dringo from Oradea, the best in 400 meters, seniors 23 years old, at the Belgrade competition". ebihoreanul.ro. February 18, 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  4. ^ "11 medals for Oradea athletes at the National Athletics Championships for seniors and youth in Cluj (PHOTO)". ebihoreanul.ro. June 7, 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  5. ^ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Romanian Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Mihai Dringo, the first athlete from CSM CSU Oradea to participate in a World Indoor Championship for seniors". ebihoreanul.ro. March 21, 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Balkan Championships". World Athletics. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  9. ^ "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  10. ^ "A new performance for Mihai Sorin Dringo: Double national indoor champion in the 400 meters!". ebihoreanul.ro. February 19, 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Three athletes from the west of the country at the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul". radiotimisoara.ro. 24 Feb 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  12. ^ "European Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Romanian Champioships". World Athletics. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Mihai Sorin Dringo, in the final of the 400-meter dash at the European U23 Athletics Championships in Finland". oradeaindirect.ro. July 14, 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  15. ^ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Championship and national records fall at World University Games". World Athletics. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Athlete Mihai Sorin Dringo was named the best athlete of the year 2023 in Bihor County". ebihoreanul.ro. January 15, 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  18. ^ a b ""I will break my own records again." Mihai Sorin Dringo, Bihor's top athlete, returns to strength after injury". Bihon.ro. 11 Feb 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Mihai Sorin Dringo from Oradea competes head-to-head with Europe's top runners". Bihon.ro. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
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