ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈɛm ᵻvˈɛnt, hiː kˈeɪm klˈoʊs tə wˈɪnɪŋ ɐnˈʌðɚ ɡˈoʊld mˈɛdəl bˌʌt ɪn ɐ tˈaɪt fˈɪnɪʃ ɹoʊmˈeɪniə wɜː dʒˈʌst ˈɛdʒd ˈaʊt baɪ pˈoʊlənd ænd hiː hædtə sˈɛɾəl fɚɹə sˈɪlvɚ mˈɛdəl.
In the 1000m event, he came close to winning another gold medal but in a tight finish Romania were just edged out by Poland and he had to settle for a silver medal.