Robert Mircea

Robert Mircea
Personal information
Full nameRobert Gino Mircea
NationalityItalian
Born (1999-08-09) 9 August 1999[1]
Constanța, Romania[2]
Sport
CountryItaly
SportBobsleigh
Events
Two-man, Four-man

Robert Gino Mircea (born 9 August 1999) is a Romanian-born Italian bobsledder. He represented Italy at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.[3]

Career

Mircea was born in Romania. His family moved to Corbetta, Milan, Italy in 2009.[4] Mircea began participating in weightlifting, and was twice national champion in the 96kg category for clean and jerk in 2020 and 2021.[5] However, due to his status of being an immigrant and not yet having Italian citizenship, he was unable to compete internationally in weightlifting.[4]

Mircea first started bobsledding in 2021 as a push athlete, and was quickly brought on to the Italy national bobsleigh team.[5] With the assistance of the Italian Bobsleigh Federation, Mircea obtained Italian citizenship in January 2022, allowing him to compete as a bobsledder at the 2022 Winter Olympics.[4] In his first Olympics as a bobsledder, he finished 21st in two-man as the pusher for Patrick Baumgartner, and 27th in four-man pushing for Mattia Variola.[3] Mircea continued as a push athlete for Baumgartner in Bobsleigh World Cup competition. He has earned two medals in the World Cup - a silver medal at Yanqing in 2023 in four-man and a bronze medal at Innsbruck in four-man in 2025.[1]

Mircea made his second Olympic appearance at the 2026 Winter Olympics, pushing for Baumgartner's team in both two-man and four-man. The team finished 7th in two-man and 5th in four-man.[3]

Bobsleigh results

All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).[1]

Olympic Games

Event Two-man Four-man
China 2022 Beijing 21st 27th
Italy 2026 Milano Cortina 7th 5th

World Championships

Event Two-man Four-man
Switzerland 2023 St. Moritz — 10th
Germany 2024 Winterberg 8th 7th
United States 2025 Lake Placid 13th 11th

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Robert Mircea". IBSF.org. International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Robert Mircea". olympedia.org. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Robert MIRCEA". Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "Il sogno di Robert Mircea: dopo la cittadinanza arriva la convocazione per le Olimpiadi" [Robert Mircea's dream: after citizenship comes the call to the Olympics]. primamilanoovest.it (in Italian). Prima Milano Ovest. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Robert Mircea: Un campione di Pesistica Olimpica ai Giochi Invernali di Pechino!" [Robert Mircea: An Olympic Weightlifting Champion at the Beijing Winter Games!]. federpesistica.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Pesistica. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
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