Catalin Cîmpeanu (born 10 March 1985) is a Romanian athlete specialising in the sprinting events, early in his career concentrating on the 400 metres, before later moving down to 100 metres. He represented his country at many continental level international competitions, his best result being the seventh place at the 2014 European Championships.
He co-holds the national record in the outdoor and indoor 4 × 400 metres relay, as well as in the indoor 60 metres.
Competition record Representing 2005European U23 ChampionshipsErfurt, Germany26th (h)400 m47.904th4x400 m relay3:05.292006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden28th (h)400 m47.166th4x400 m relay3:04.532007European Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom10th (sf)400 m47.605th4x400 m relay3:10.75European U23 ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary14th (sf)400 m47.752009European Indoor ChampionshipsTurin, Italy29th (h)60 m6.8825th (h)400 m48.66UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia8th (sf)100 m10.4431st (h)200 m21.662010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain19th (sf)400 m46.4316th (h)4x400 m relay3:09.482012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland27th (h)100 m10.6526th (h)200 m21.372013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden8th (sf)60 m6.662014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland7th100 m10.4413th (h)4x100 m relay39.672015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic19th (sf)60 m6.732016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands16th (h)4x100 m relay39.98
Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 10.28 (0.0 m/s) (Bucharest 2008) 200 metres – 20.81 (+0.7 m/s) (Bucharest 2008) 400 metres – 46.17 (Barcelona 2010) Indoor 60 metres – 6.60 (Bucharest 2013) NR 400 metres – 47.05 (Birmingham 2007)
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