Robert Glință
 Glință in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Romanian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1997 Pitești, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Team Iron (ISL) Dinamo București | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Robert Andrei Glință (born 18 April 1997) is a Romanian swimmer.[1] He is the former junior world record holder for 100 m backstroke (short course), with a time of 50.77 seconds. [2] He was also an Olympic finalist in two consecutive Olympics, at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020
He currently represents[3] Team Iron in the International Swimming League.
Personal bests[]
Long course metres (50 m pool)[]
| Event | Time | Meet | Place | Date |
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| 50 m backstroke | 24.12 NR | 2018 European Championships | Glasgow | 3 August 2018 |
| 100 m backstroke | 52.88 NR | 2020 European Championships | Budapest | 20 May 2021 |
| 200 m backstroke | 1:57.91 | 2016 Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro | 10 August 2016 |
Short course metres (25 m pool)[]
| Event | Time | Meet | Place | Date |
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| 100 m freestyle | 46.64 NR | 2021 European Championships | Kazan | 06 November 2021 |
| 50 m backstroke | 22.74 NR | 2021 European Championships | Kazan | 03 November 2021 |
| 100 m backstroke | 49.31 NR | 2021 European Championships | Kazan | 05 November 2021 |
| 200 m backstroke | 1:51.75 NR | International Swimming League | Naples | 29 September 2021 |
References[]
- ^ "Micul Phelps » Robert Andrei Glinţă e marea speranţă a înotului masculin românesc". Gazeta Sporturilor. 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Se naşte o nouă stea în sportul românesc: înotătorul Robert Glinţă a stabilit un nou record mondial". Adevărul. 5 December 2015.
- ^ "ISL Team Iron Beefs Up With Glinta, Verraszto & More". SwimSwam. 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
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