Marius Ionescu is the first Romanian male athlete to participate in the Olympic Marathon after 48 years. Last participation was in Tokyo, 1964, Romania was represented by Constantin Grecescu in the marathon, who finished 36th with a time of 2:30:43.
Marius Ionescu is the only Romanian who ran three under 2 hours and 14 minutes marathons: 2:13:33 in Hamburg (2013), 2:13:19 in Dusseldorf (2015) and 2.13.00, in Dusseldorf again (2016)!
| Event | Result | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1500m | 3:45.66 | Bucharest (ROU) | 10.06.2006 |
| 1500m ind. | 3:53.99 | Bucharest (ROU) | 10.02.2007 |
| 3000m | 8:00.86 | Bucharest (ROU) | 30.05.2004 |
| 3000m ind. | 8:06.02 | Birmingham (GBR) | 02.03.2007 |
| 5000m | 13:54.21 | Budapest (HUN) | 19.06.2010 |
| 10,000m | 28:54.83 | Birmingham (GBR) | 25.06.2010 |
| 3000mSC | 9:00.88 | Bucharest (ROU) | 08.08.2004 |
| 10 km Road | 29:51 | Newcastle (GBR) | 13.07.2014 |
| 15 km Road | 45:53 | Nijmegen (NED) | 16.11.2008 |
| 10 Miles Road | 49:21 | Portsmouth (GBR) | 30.10.2011 |
| 20 km Road | 1:01:10 | Alphen (NED) | 06.03.2016 |
| Half Marathon | 1:03:20 | Venlo (NED) | 21.03.2010 |
| Marathon | 2:13:00 | Dusseldorf (GER) | 24.04.2016 |
THE BEST PERFORMERS ALL-TIME IN ROMANIA
Catalin Andreica (1947) – 2.12.30 (1978, Praga)
Marius Ionescu (1984) – 2.13.00 (2016, Dusseldorf)
Gyorgy Marko (1960) – 2.13.07 (1993, Reims)
Nicolae Mustata (1941) – 2.13.27 (1968, KM Stadt)
Laurentiu Staicu (1970) – 2.15.44 (1995, Paris)
Niculae Negru (1972) – 61.45 (1997, Kosice)
Ion Avramescu (1971) – 62.49 (1996, Marrakech)
Mircea Latis (1967) – 63.03 (1998, Belgrad)
Marius Ionescu (1984) – 63.20 (2010, Venlo)
Laurentiu Staicu (1970) – 63.54 (1995, Buzau)
THE BEST PERFORMERS AFTER 2000 – TOP 3
Marathon : Marius Ionescu – 2.13.00 (2016, Dusseldorf), Arthur Miklos – 2.18.09 (2003, Mainz), Nicolae Soare – 2.18.52 (2016, Hamburg).
Half-Maraton : Niculae Negru – 61.54 (2000, Haga), Marius Ionescu – 63.20 (2010, Venlo), Nicolae Soare – 64.06 (2014, Copenhaga).
10.000 m : Marius Ionescu – 28.54.83 (2010, Birmingham), Mircea Bogdan – 29.04.21 (2004, Stanford), Ovidiu Tat – 29.24.71 (2000, Kavala).
5.000 m : Marius Ionescu – 13.54.21 (2010, Budapesta), Ion Veliciu II – 13.57.50 (2000, Bucharest), Maricel Ionascu – 14.02.58 (2005, Constanta).
