Nicolae Soare
Personal information
Full nameNicolae Alexandru Soare
Born (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventMarathon

Nicolae Alexandru Soare (born 20 September 1991) is a Romanian long distance runner who specialises in the marathon. He competed in the men's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] He won silver medals in the 10,000 metres at the 2015 and 2017 Universiades.[2] In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.[3]

His personal best times are 14:00.35 minutes in the 5000 metres, achieved in Ponzano Veneto in June 2018; 28:25.38 minutes in the 10,000 metres, achieved in London in May 2018; 1:04:07 hours in the half marathon, achieved in March 2014 in Copenhagen; and 2:18:52 hours in the marathon, achieved at the 2016 Hamburg Marathon.[2]

He was found positive for meldonium (doping substance) in 2016.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Nicolae-Alexandru Soare". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 Nicolae Alexandru Soare at World Athletics
  3. ↑ "Men's Half Marathon" (PDF). 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Maratonistul Alexandru Nicolae Soare, depistat pozitiv cu Meldonium". Mediafax.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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