Robert Andrei Glință (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈrobert ˈglin.t͡sə]; born 18 April 1997) is the Romanian record holder in the long course and short course 50 metre backstroke and 100 metre backstroke.[1] He is a former junior world record holder for 100 metre backstroke (short course), with a time of 50.77 seconds.[2] He finalled in the 100 metre backstroke at two consecutive Summer Olympic Games, the 2016 Summer Olympic Games and the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. He represented Team Iron in the International Swimming League in 2019.[3]
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| Nationality |  Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1997 Pitești, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dinamo București Team Iron (2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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At the 2021 World Short Course Championships, held at in December Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Glință achieved his highest place finish in the 100 metre backstroke, where he won the bronze medal with a time of 49.60 seconds, which was 0.37 seconds behind gold medalist Shaine Casas of the United States.[4] It marked his first medal at a senior short course or long course World Championships.[5] For the edition of the World Short Course Championships the following year, the 2022 World Short Course Championships held in December in Melbourne, Australia, he placed twenty-eighth in the 100 metre backstroke with a time of 52.65 seconds.[6][7]
International championships (50 m)
edit| Meet | 50 freestyle | 100 freestyle | 50 backstroke | 100 backstroke | 200 backstroke | 50 butterfly | 4×100 freestyle | 4×200 freestyle |
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| WJC 2013 | 14th | 23rd | 31st | |||||
| EJC 2014 | 17th | 22nd | ||||||
| YOG 2014 | 13th | 11th | 7th | 5th | 10th | |||
| EG 2015 | 34th | 4th | 7th | 29th | 14th | 13th | ||
| WJC 2015 | 7th | DSQ |  |
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| Senior level | ||||||||
| WC 2015 | 22nd | 30th | 16th | |||||
| EC 2016 | 7th | 6th | 14th | 6th | ||||
| OG 2016 | — | 8th | 18th | — | ||||
| EC 2018 |  |
4th | ||||||
| WC 2019 | 7th | 8th | ||||||
| EC 2020 | |
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22nd | 36th | ||||
| OG 2020 | — | 8th | 26th | — | ||||
| WC 2022 | 5th | 8th | ||||||
International championships (25 m)
edit| Meet | 100 freestyle | 50 backstroke | 100 backstroke | 200 backstroke | 4×50 freestyle | 4×50 medley |
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| WC 2014 | 31st | 22nd | 21st | |||
| EC 2015 | 16th (h) | 6th | 15th | 6th | 16th | |
| WC 2016 | 11th | 7th | 8th | |||
| EC 2017 | 5th |  |
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| WC 2018 | 12th | 8th | 11th | |||
| EC 2019 | 4th | |
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| EC 2021 | 6th | |
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| WC 2021 | 9th | |
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| WC 2022 | DNS | 28th |
Personal bests
editLong course metres (50 m pool)
edit| Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Notes |
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| 50 m backstroke | 24.12 | 2018 European Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 3 August 2018 | NR |
| 100 m backstroke | 52.88 | 2020 European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 20 May 2021 | NR |
| 200 m backstroke | 1:57.91 | 2016 Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 10 August 2016 |
Short course metres (25 m pool)
edit| Event | Time | Meet | Location | Date | Notes |
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| 100 m freestyle | 46.64 | 2021 European Championships | Kazan, Russia | 06 November 2021 | Former NR |
| 50 m backstroke | 22.74 | 2021 European Championships | Kazan, Russia | 03 November 2021 | NR |
| 100 m backstroke | 49.31 | 2021 European Championships | Kazan, Russia | 05 November 2021 | NR |
| 200 m backstroke | 1:51.75 | 2021 International Swimming League | Naples, Italy | 29 September 2021 | NR |
References
edit- ^ "Micul Phelps » Robert Andrei Glinţă e marea speranţă a înotului masculin românesc". Gazeta Sporturilor. 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Se naşte o nouă stea în sportul românesc: înotătorul Robert Glinţă a stabilit un nou record mondial". Adevărul. 5 December 2015.
- ^ "ISL Team Iron Beefs Up With Glinta, Verraszto & More". SwimSwam. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ FINA (17 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Abu Dhabi (AUE): Men's 100m Backstroke Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Robert Glință, medalie de bronz în proba de 100 m spate, la Campionatele Mondiale de la Abu Dhabi" (in Romanian). Digi24. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ FINA (13 December 2022). "16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Campionatul Mondial De Înot În Bazin Scurt – Melbourne 2022. Robert Glință S-A Oprit În Serii La 100 M Spate" (in Romanian). frnpm.ro. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
External links
edit- Robert Glință at World Aquatics
- Robert Glință at the International Swimming League
- Robert Glință at Swimrankings.net
- Robert Glință at Olympedia
- Robert Glință at Olympics.com
- Robert Glință at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (English translation)
- USC Trojans bio
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