Marius Viorel Ionescu (born December 18, 1984) is a Romanian long-distance runner.[1]

Marius Ionescu
Ionescu in the marathon at the 2012 Olympics in London
Personal information
Born (1984-12-18) December 18, 1984 (age 39)
Craiova, Romania
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Websitemariusionescu.ro
Sport
Country Romania
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
TeamNN Running Team

Biography edit

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's marathon, finishing in 26th place.

Achievementes edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Romania
2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 2nd 5000 m 14:16.12
1st 10,000 m 29:40.41
European Cross Country Championships Edinburgh, United Kingdom 5th Junior race (6.595 km) 21:04
2nd Junior race - Team 31 pts
2005 European U23 Championships Erfurt, Germany 4th 5000m 14:15.42
3rd 10,000m 29:34.52
Universiade Izmir, Turkey 18th 10,000 m 31:08.11
Jeux de la Francophonie Niamey, Niger 7th 5000 m 14:28.75
2007 European Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 16th (h) 3000 m 8:06.02
Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 16th 5000 m 14:40.19
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 21st 10,000 m 30:21.76
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 13th Marathon 2:15:32
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 26th Marathon 2:16:28
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 26th Marathon 2:18:31
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland Marathon DNF
2015 Düsseldorf Marathon Düsseldorf, Germany 1st Marathon 2:13:19
2015 World Championships Beijing, China Marathon DNF
2016 Düsseldorf Marathon Düsseldorf, Germany 2nd Marathon 2:12:58
European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 25th Half marathon 1:05:21
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 37th Marathon 2:17:27

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