Romanian bobsledder

Nicolae Istrate (born 24 October 1982) is a Romanian bobsledder who has competed since 2000. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the two-man event at Vancouver in 2010.

At the FIBT World Championships, Istrate earned his best finish of 8th in the two-man event at Königssee in 2011.He used to be a decathlete for the Romanian Team. Istrate is married with Diana Dumitrescu who is an athlete as well.

External links

• Nicolae Istrate at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
• Nicolae Istrate at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Nicolae Istrate at the International Olympic Committee
• Nicolae Istrate at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (English translation)