Ovidiu Olteanu (born 6 August 1970) is a retired Romanian athlete who competed in middle-distance events. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as two outdoor and two indoor World Championships. His biggest success was the silver medal in the 3000 metres at the 1994 European Indoor Championships.
Competition record Representing 1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada9th (h)3000 m7:53.17World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany33rd (h)1500 m3:47.62 –5000 mDNF1994European Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France2nd3000 m7:52.371995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain9th3000 m8:02.89World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden20th (h)1500 m3:43.201996European Indoor ChampionshipsStockholm, Sweden4th3000 m7:50.94Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States18th (h)1500 m3:38.331997Jeux de la FrancophonieAntananarivo, Madagascar1st1500 m3:45.371998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain6th3000 m7:56.092000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium15th (h)3000 m8:04.67
Personal bests Outdoor 1500 metres – 3:38.33 (Atlanta 1996) One mile – 3:58.18 (Bucharest 1994) 3000 metres – 7:53.83 (Zagreb 1995) 5000 metres – 13:33.80 (Bucharest 1994) Indoor 1500 metres – 3:44.89 (Moscow 1996) 3000 metres – 7:48.47 (Budapest 1998) NR
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