Alexandrina Mihai

Alexandrina Mihai (born 27 May 2003) is a Moldovan-born Italian racewalker, who won a gold medal in the 10,000 m walk at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships.

Biography Born in Moldova, she moved to Italy at the age of five to join her parents in Soave, in the province of Verona. After practicing swimming for several years, in 2015 she began taking up athletics at San Bonifacio, where she was introduced to racewalking by coach Pierluigi Padoan.

In 2025, she set the Italian U23 best performances in the 20 km (1:28:57) and 35 km (2:46:41) road walks. The same year, she won the gold medal in the 10,000 m track walk at the European U23 Championships in Bergen, setting an Italian U23 category record of 43:49.55.

National records 20 km walk (under-23): 1:28:57 ( Sant'Alessio Siculo, 30 March 2025) 35 km walk (under-23): 2:46:41 ( Acquaviva delle Fonti, 26 January 2025)

Achievements

National titles Italian Athletics Championships 10 km walk: 2026 20 km walk: 2025 Italian Indoor Athletics Championships 3000 m walk: 2023