Robert Glință

{{Short description|Romanian swimmer (born 1997)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox swimmer

| name = Robert Glință

| image = Robert CI iul2015.jpg

| caption = Glință in 2015

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| nationality = {{ROM}}

| strokes = Backstroke

| club = Dinamo București
Team Iron (2019)

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|4|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Pitești, Romania

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| height = 1.85 m

| weight = 75 kg

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| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}

{{MedalCountry | {{ROM}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships (SC)}}

{{MedalBronze|2021 Abu Dhabi|100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships (LC)}}

{{MedalGold|2020 Budapest|100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalSilver|2018 Glasgow|50 m backstroke}}

{{MedalSilver|2020 Budapest|50 m backstroke}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships (SC)}}

{{MedalSilver|2021 Kazan|100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Copenhagen|100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Glasgow|100 m backstroke}}

{{MedalBronze|2021 Kazan|50 m backstroke}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Singapore|100 m backstroke}}

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Robert Andrei Glință ({{IPA|ro|ˈrobert ˈglin.t͡sə}}; born 18 April 1997) is the Romanian record holder in the long course and short course 50 metre backstroke and 100 metre backstroke.{{cite web|url=http://www.gsp.ro/gsp-special/tanarul-saptamanii/micul-phelps-robert-andrei-glinta-e-marea-speranta-a-inotului-masculin-romanesc-388632.html|title=Micul Phelps » Robert Andrei Glinţă e marea speranţă a înotului masculin românesc|publisher=Gazeta Sporturilor|date=1 February 2013}} He is a former junior world record holder for 100 metre backstroke (short course), with a time of 50.77 seconds.{{cite web|url=http://adevarul.ro/news/sport/se-naste-noua-stea-sportul-romanesc-inotatorul-robert-glinta-stabilit-nou-record-mondial-1_566224427d919ed50ee6c1fe/index.html|title=Se naşte o nouă stea în sportul românesc: înotătorul Robert Glinţă a stabilit un nou record mondial|publisher=Adevărul|date=5 December 2015}} He finalled in the 100 metre backstroke at two consecutive Summer Olympic Games, the 2016 Summer Olympic Games and the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. He represented Team Iron in the International Swimming League in 2019.{{Cite web|title=ISL Team Iron Beefs Up With Glinta, Verraszto & More|url=https://swimswam.com/isl-team-iron-beefsup-with-glinta-verraszto-more/|date=2019-03-22|website=SwimSwam|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-15}}

At the 2021 World Short Course Championships, held at in December Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Glință achieved his highest place finish in the 100 metre backstroke, where he won the bronze medal with a time of 49.60 seconds, which was 0.37 seconds behind gold medalist Shaine Casas of the United States.FINA (17 December 2021). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190102EC0104FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Abu Dhabi (AUE): Men's 100m Backstroke Final Results"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 22 December 2022. It marked his first medal at a senior short course or long course World Championships.[https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/sport/robert-glinta-medalie-de-bronz-in-proba-de-100-m-spate-la-abu-dhabi-1773899 "Robert Glință, medalie de bronz în proba de 100 m spate, la Campionatele Mondiale de la Abu Dhabi"] (in Romanian). Digi24. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2022. For the edition of the World Short Course Championships the following year, the 2022 World Short Course Championships held in December in Melbourne, Australia, he placed twenty-eighth in the 100 metre backstroke with a time of 52.65 seconds.FINA (13 December 2022). [https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011700030102EC0101FFFFFFFFFF01.pdf "16th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Melbourne (AUS): Men's 100m Backstroke Heats Results Summary"]. Omega Timing. Retrieved 13 December 2022.[https://www.frnpm.ro/noutati/campionatul-mondial-de-not-n-bazin-scurt-melbourne-2022-robert-glin-s-a-oprit-n-serii-la-100-m-spate-13-12-22 "Campionatul Mondial De Înot În Bazin Scurt – Melbourne 2022. Robert Glință S-A Oprit În Serii La 100 M Spate"] (in Romanian). frnpm.ro. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.