Robert Glință

Robert Andrei Glință (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈrobert ˈglin.t͡sə]; born 18 April 1997) is the Romanian record holder in the long course and short course 50 metre backstroke and 100 metre backstroke.[1] He is a former junior world record holder for 100 metre backstroke (short course), with a time of 50.77 seconds.[2] He finalled in the 100 metre backstroke at two consecutive Summer Olympic Games, the 2016 Summer Olympic Games and the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. He represented Team Iron in the International Swimming League in 2019.[3]

Robert Glință
Glință in 2015
Personal information
Nationality Romania
Born (1997-04-18) 18 April 1997
Pitești, Romania
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubDinamo București
Team Iron (2019)
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Romania
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place2021 Abu Dhabi100 m backstroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2020 Budapest100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2018 Glasgow50 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place2020 Budapest50 m backstroke
European Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place2021 Kazan100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2017 Copenhagen100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2019 Glasgow100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place2021 Kazan50 m backstroke
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Singapore100 m backstroke

At the 2021 World Short Course Championships, held at in December Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Glință achieved his highest place finish in the 100 metre backstroke, where he won the bronze medal with a time of 49.60 seconds, which was 0.37 seconds behind gold medalist Shaine Casas of the United States.[4] It marked his first medal at a senior short course or long course World Championships.[5] For the edition of the World Short Course Championships the following year, the 2022 World Short Course Championships held in December in Melbourne, Australia, he placed twenty-eighth in the 100 metre backstroke with a time of 52.65 seconds.[6][7]

International championships (50 m)
Meet 50 freestyle 100 freestyle 50 backstroke 100 backstroke 200 backstroke 50 butterfly 4×100 freestyle 4×200 freestyle
Junior level
WJC 201314th23rd31st
EJC 201417th22nd
YOG 201413th11th7th5th10th
EG 201534th4th7th29th14th13th
WJC 20157thDSQ1st place, gold medalist(s)
Senior level
WC 201522nd30th16th
EC 20167th6th14th6th
OG 2016—8th18th—
EC 20182nd place, silver medalist(s)4th
WC 20197th8th
EC 20202nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)22nd36th
OG 2020—8th26th—
WC 20225th8th

International championships (25 m)
Meet 100 freestyle 50 backstroke 100 backstroke 200 backstroke 4×50 freestyle 4×50 medley
WC 201431st22nd21st
EC 201516th (h)6th15th6th16th
WC 201611th7th8th
EC 20175th3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
WC 201812th8th11th
EC 20194th3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
EC 20216th3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
WC 20219th3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
WC 2022DNS28th

Personal bests

Long course metres (50 m pool)
Event Time Meet Location Date Notes
50 m backstroke24.122018 European ChampionshipsGlasgow, Scotland3 August 2018NR
100 m backstroke52.882020 European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary20 May 2021NR
200 m backstroke1:57.912016 Summer OlympicsRio de Janeiro, Brazil10 August 2016

Short course metres (25 m pool)
Event Time Meet Location Date Notes
100 m freestyle46.642021 European ChampionshipsKazan, Russia06 November 2021Former NR
50 m backstroke22.742021 European ChampionshipsKazan, Russia03 November 2021NR
100 m backstroke49.312021 European ChampionshipsKazan, Russia05 November 2021NR
200 m backstroke1:51.752021 International Swimming LeagueNaples, Italy29 September 2021NR

References
  1. "Micul Phelps » Robert Andrei Glinţă e marea speranţă a înotului masculin românesc". Gazeta Sporturilor. 1 February 2013.
  2. "Se naşte o nouă stea în sportul românesc: înotătorul Robert Glinţă a stabilit un nou record mondial". Adevărul. 5 December 2015.
  3. "ISL Team Iron Beefs Up With Glinta, Verraszto & More". SwimSwam. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. FINA (17 December 2021). "15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Abu Dhabi (AUE): Men's 100m Backstroke Final Results". Omega Timing. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. "Robert Glință, medalie de bronz în proba de 100 m spate, la Campionatele Mondiale de la Abu Dhabi" (in Romanian). Digi24. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  6. FINA (13 December 2022). "16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results Summary". Omega Timing. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. "Campionatul Mondial De Înot În Bazin Scurt – Melbourne 2022. Robert Glință S-A Oprit În Serii La 100 M Spate" (in Romanian). frnpm.ro. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.


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