Mircea Bogdan

Mircea Bogdan (born 5 June 1982) is a retired Romanian long-distance runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

As a junior he won the silver medal at the 2001 European Junior Championships^[1] and finished seventh at the 2001 Summer Universiade. He placed lowly at the 2001 World Cross Country Championships, and competed at the 2000 World Junior Championships^[2] and the 2003 European U23 Championships without reaching the final. Studying in the United States, he won the NCAA Division I Championships of 2005, representing UTEP.^[3][4]

As a senior he competed in the 3000 metres at the 2007 European Indoor Championships,^[5] the steeplechase at the 2007 World Championships and in the 1500 metres at the 2008 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final.^[2] He became Romanian champion three times. His personal best steeplechase time was 8:23.12 minutes, achieved in April 2007 in Palo Alto.^[6]

Bogdan has coached for the UTEP Miners, Western Illinois Leathernecks, Chicago State Cougars, Loyola Ramblers, and Chapman Panthers track and field programs.^{[7][8][9][10][11]}