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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 26, 1997 |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Shot put |
Andrei Rareș Toader (born 26 May 1997) is a Romanian athlete specialising in the shot put.[2] He won several medals in age category competitions.
His personal bests in the shot put is 21.29 metres outdoors (Brno 2021)[3] and 20.79 m indoors (Bucharest 2020).
He finished second at the 2016 World U20 Championships and was promoted to first after Konrad Bukowiecki was disqualified, but later Toader was disqualified too and stripped for the medal for the use of stimulant higenamine.[4]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Romania | |||||
| 2013 | European Youth Olympic Festival | Utrecht, Netherlands | 2nd | Shot put (5 kg) | 18.53 m |
| 3rd | Discus throw (1.5 kg) | 56.49 m | |||
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 9th | Shot put (6 kg) | 19.18 m |
| Youth Olympic Games | Nanjing, China | 2nd | Shot put (5 kg) | 21.00 m | |
| 2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 2nd | Shot put (6 kg) | 20.78 m |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 6th | Shot put | 20.26 m |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 26th (q) | Shot put | 19.81 m |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 17th | Shot put | 19.60 m |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 18th (q) | Shot put | 19.83 m | |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 12th | Shot put | 19.15 m | |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 9th (q) | Shot put | 20.15 m |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | – | Shot put | NM | |
References
- ↑ EAA profile
- ↑ Andrei Toader at World Athletics
- ↑ "Weight Throw: Rares Toader breaks national records, qualifies for Tokyo Olympics". agerpres.ro. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ↑ "Romania's 2016 World U20 Championships shot put champion Andrei Toader has been stripped of his gold medal after it was revealed he had failed a drugs test before the event had started.", Inside the games, 28 February 2019
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