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Ștefan Iulius Gavril

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Stefan Iulius Gavril
Gavril Action 2019
Personal information
Born (1989-07-17) 17 July 1989 (age 35)
Brasov, Romania
Sport
Country
SportTrack and field
Event(s)10 km, Half marathon
TeamNice Côte d'Azur Athlétisme
Achievements and titles
Personal bests

Ștefan Iulius Gavril (born 17 July 1989 in Brașov) is a Romanian distance runner who competes over distances from 800 metres to the half marathon.

Gavril was a Romanian national record holder in two events: the 5K run and 10K run road race.[1]

He is an athlete of Nice Côte d'Azur Athletisme.[2]

Biography

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In 2003, he moved with his family to Italy and start with kickboxing and martial arts. In 2011, he won the BestFighter World Cup (KickBoxing) but in the following years he found a passion for running. In 2013, he ran his first competition in Turin. After 6 months he moved again, to Umeå, and began training consistently. He studied Political Science and International Relationships at Umeå University while there. He was a member of IFK Umeå between 2013 and 2014.[3][4]

Afterwards, he moved to run for Nice Côte d'Azur Athletisme. From 2016 and on he made an improvement every performance,[5] peaking in December 2019, where he run the new Romanian national record for the 10K run. He followed that feat in February 2020 with another national record; racing in Monaco he recorded an official time of 14:06 for the 5K run.[6][7]

He represented his country at the 2020 Balkan Half Marathon Championships in Zagreb. In this competition, he finished in fourth place with a new personal best.

In 2022, Stefan has been selected for the European Cross Country Championships in Turin.

He won many events[8][9][10] around Europe[11][12][13] in those events including a top ten finish in the Valencia 10K.[14] He duplicated the feat at the Monaco 5K,[15] an extremely fast competition where the winner established the new world record. He is the winner of 2019 Fort-de-France Half Marathon.[16][17][18][19][20][21]

Personal bests

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Road

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International competitions

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Representing  Romania
Year Competition Venue Position Event Result
2017 Balkan Championships Novi Pazar, Serbia 6th 1500 m 3:56.93
4th 3000 m 8:34.15
2018 Balkan Cross Country Championships Botosani, Romania 5th XC 10 km 30:12
2nd Team
2019 European 10,000m Cup London, United Kingdom 2nd 10,000 m 29:33.44
2020 Balkan Half Marathon Championships Zagreb, Croatia 4th Half marathon 1:07:11
2021 Balkan Half Marathon Championships Bitola, Macedonia 6th Half marathon 1h07:47
2022 European Cross Country Championships Turin, Italy 65th XC 9.572 km 32:42
2023 Balkan Half Marathon Championships Bitola, Macedonia 3th Half marathon 1:07:42

References

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  1. ^ "Gavril Iulius Ștefan a coborât sub 29 de minute la alergare 10 km șosea | CSM CLUJ" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  2. ^ "le Ranking FFA". bases.athle.fr. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  3. ^ ""Italianul" Ștefan Gavril a lăsat kickboxingul pentru atletism. În vară va alerga, în premieră, la Naționalele României". Libertatea (in Romanian). 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  4. ^ "Campionati regionali di staffette: tre titoli e un secondo posto per le squadre assolute". www.custorino.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  5. ^ Stampa, Ufficio. "FANIEL-DANDOLO: STRAVICENZA DA RECORD – MARATONINA DELLA VITTORIA: TRIONFO KENYA – Fidal Veneto" (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  6. ^ "Résultats de coureurs par Club". www.runnerbreizh.fr. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  7. ^ "ChronoRace - Electronic Timing - Applications". prod.chronorace.be. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  8. ^ "Brașoveanul Stefan Gavril, la un pas de podium la Campionatul Balcanic de 10k! Nicolae Soare, locul 2". Știri din Brasov (in Romanian). 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  9. ^ AGERPRES. "Atletism: Ştefan Gavril şi Oana Ivăncescu, câştigătorii Bucharest 10k&Family Run". www.agerpres.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  10. ^ LiguriaSport.com (2020-02-02). "A Gavril la Portofino Run con record della corsa". Liguriasport (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  11. ^ Andrea (25 September 2017). "Correre...: HippoRUN 2017, buona anche la seconda!". Correre... Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  12. ^ "Grande giornata di sport a Villanova d'Asti con il 5° Meeting di Primavera (Foto)". SportAsti (in Italian). 26 April 2016. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  13. ^ "Allo Stadio Nebiolo la 2ª Fase Regionale dei Campionati di Società Assoluti". Torino Oggi (in Italian). 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  14. ^ "Friidrottsstatistik". www.friidrottsstatistik.se.
  15. ^ "Results: Herculis Monaco Run 2020 | Watch Athletics". www.watchathletics.com.
  16. ^ "Stéphane Julius Gavril (Roumanie) vainqueur du 35e semi-marathon de Fort-de-France". Martinique la 1ère.
  17. ^ "NCAA.ATHLE.COM | Championnats de France Elite 2019 : Une cuvée exceptionnelle !". ncaa.athle.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  18. ^ "Appuntamento di prestigio con la Mezza Maratona di Trino". www.ilmonferrato.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  19. ^ www.runningpassion.it. "Gavril | Running Passion". www.runningpassion.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  20. ^ L, Luca; oni (2018-05-26). "Cds Piemonte: Virginia Schieda vince i 200 - a Pietro Arese gli 800". Queen Atletica (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  21. ^ "NEWS! PoliTour Run: un podio firmato #4Girls4Marathon". Running Charlotte (in Italian). 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
  22. ^ "Stefan Iulius GAVRIL | Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
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