FIRFIRICA Alin Alexandru

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Discus Throw
2019	Doha, QAT	4th (66.46)

European Championships

Year	Location	Discus Throw
2018	Berlin, GER	7th (63.73)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Discus Throw
2021	1 x 7th
2020	1 x 7th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
7	2021	Discus Throw	Oslo, NOR	61.67
7	2020	Discus Throw	Stockholm, SWE	61.14

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
5	2021	Discus Throw	World Athletics Continental Tour	Turku, FIN	63.55
6	2020	Discus Throw	World Athletics Continental Tour	Turku, FIN	60.98
8	2020	Discus Throw	World Athletics Continental Tour	Szekesfehervar, HUN	61.84
9	2021	Discus Throw	World Athletics Continental Tour	Szekesfehervar, HUN	60.55

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Athlete

Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Romania

English, Romanian

CSA Steaua Bucuresti [Romania]

Daniela Costian [club], ROU

His parents Maria and Marius have both represented Romania in canoeing at international level. His brother Laurentiu has competed in athletics [discus and hammer throw] at national level. (adevarul.ro, 14 Jan 2011)

He took up athletics [discus] competitively in 2009 in Bucharest, Romania. (adevarul.ro, 14 Jan 2011)

"Thanks to my coach in school, Angela Popescu, and my brother [Laurentiu] saying, 'You will never reach my results'. I gained confidence in discus and improved over time." (adevarul.ro, 14 Jan 2011)

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 07 Jan 2020; fra.ro, 23 Dec 2019)

"I never give up. I am a stubborn person, and this helps in sports. I am a competitive person, regardless of the level of competition." (fra.ro, 23 Dec 2019)