Rareș Manea

Rareş-Iulian Manea (born July 20, 1986) is a Romanian endurance sports athlete.

Manea was born in Zărneşti, and is member of BIKE-MANIA TEAM. He started ski mountaineering in 2003, and participated in the same year in first competition, the Piatra Craiului Trophy.^[1] He currently studies at the Faculty of Sports and Physical Education of the Transylvania University of Brașov.^[2] He also competes in mountain biking, mountain running, duathlon and triathlon events.

Selected results

Ski mountaineering

• 2005:
  • 8th, European Championship relay race (together with Ionuţ Găliţeanu, Silviu Manea and Lucian Clinciu)
• 2007:
  • 9th, European Championship relay race (together with Dimitru Frâncu, Silviu Manea and Ionuţ Găliţeanu)
• 2008:
  • 3rd, Sinaia Winter Race 2008^[3]
• 2009:
  • 3rd: Postavaru Night^[4]
• 2010:
  • 2nd: Postavaru Night^[5]
  • 3rd, Cupa Muntele Mare^[6]
• 2011:
  • 2nd: Postavaru Night^[7]
• 2012:
  • 1st, Postavaru Night^[8]
• 2013:
  • 3rd, Postavaru Night^[9]

Mountain biking

• 2009:
  • 1st, Geiger Mountain Bike Challenge
  • 3rd, Maraton Medieval Medias
  • 1st, Targul Secuiesc Marathon
• 2010:
  • 1st, Iron Bike Oradea, team, together with Marius Ionaşcu^[10]
  • 1st, Arges Autumn Race^[11]
  • 1st, Geiger Mountain Bike Challenge^[12]
  • 5th, Surmont Marathon
  • 1st, On Top Of The World
  • 3rd, Tusnad MTB Marathon
  • 2nd, Alpin Sport Maraton
• 2011:
  • 1st, Prima Evadare maraton MTB^[13]
  • 4th, (2nd age category) Defileul Jiului XC Maraton^[14]
  • 5th, (2nd age category) DHS Corvin Maraton^[15]
  • 3rd, Surmont Maraton^[16]
  • 2nd, Geiger Mountain Bike Challenge^[17]
  • 3rd, Alpin Sport Maraton^[18]
  • 3rd, Maratonul Ţării Gugulanilor^[19]
  • 1st, Maros Bike Marathon^[20]
• 2012:
  • 1st, Cyclocross National Championship Romania
  • 1st, Maros Bike XC (age category)^[21]
  • 1st, Defileul Jiului Marathon^[22]
  • 1st, Maratonul Medieval Medias
  • 1st, DHS Corvin MTB Race^[23]
  • 1st, My Race Iasi XCM^[24]
  • 2nd, Brasov XCM Marathon (semimarathon)(1st age category)
  • 5th, EmmedueSport Cup (1st age category)^[25]
  • 2nd, Bike 3Mountains (DHSTibiscus team)^[26]
• 2013:
  • 1st, My Race Iasi XCM^[27]
  • 1st Golden Runner XCM
  • 2nd Brasov XCM Marathon (semimarathon)

Duathlon

• 2008:
  • 1st, Cetatea Brasovului duathlon^[28]
• 2010:
  • 5th, Cetatea Brasovului duathlon^[29]
• 2011:
  • 3rd, Tara Barsei duathlon^[30]
• 2012:
  • 2nd, Cetatea Brasov duathlon relay race (Honey Energy Team together with Ionuţ Găliţeanu)^[31]
  • 3rd, Tara Barsei duathlon relay race (Honey Energy Team)^[32]

Triathlon

• 2010:
  • 2nd, Fara Asfalt triathlon^[33]

External links

• Rareş Manea, skimountaineering.org
• Rares Manea si schiul-alpinism

References