Andrei Marius Gag (born 27 April 1991) is a Romanian athlete competing in the shot put and discus throw.[2] He won the silver medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade.

Andrei Gag
Andrei Gag in 2015
Personal information
NationalityRomanian
Born (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991 (age 33)
EducationȘtefan cel Mare University of Suceava[1]
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Shot put, discus throw
ClubCSM Arad
Medal record
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Portland Shot put
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Moncton Discus throw
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2015 Gwangju Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei Shot put

His personal bests in the shot put are 21.06 metres outdoors (Cluj-Napoca 2015 – NR) and 20.89 metres indoors (Portland 2014). In addition, he has a personal best of 61.27 metres in the discus throw (Bucharest 2014).

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Romania
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 30th (q) Discus throw (1.75 kg) 46.98 m
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 10th Discus throw (1.75 kg) 55.84 m
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 2nd Discus throw (1.75 kg) 61.85 m
2011 European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 19th (q) Discus throw 54.83 m
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 14th (q) Discus throw 55.98 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 5th Discus throw 55.60 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 20th (q) Shot put 19.18 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 26th (q) Shot put 18.45 m
Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 2nd Shot put 19.92 m
World Championships Beijing, China 17th (q) Shot put 19.74 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 2nd Shot put 20.89 m
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 16th (q) Shot put 19.49 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13th (q) Shot put 20.40 m
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 14th (q) Shot put 19.24 m
World Championships London, United Kingdom 12th Shot put 19.96 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 3rd Shot put 20.12 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 23rd (q) Shot put 19.26 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 15th (q) Shot put 19.70 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 17th (q) Shot put 20.50 m

References

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  1. ^ "2015 WSG profile". Archived from the original on 2015-09-20. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  2. ^ Andrei Gag at World Athletics