Bogdan Laurentiu Otavă
Romanian bobsledder
Bogdan Laurentiu Otavă (born 13 February 1987 in Bucharest) is a Romanian bobsledder.
Otavă competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for Romania. He teamed with driver Andreas Neagu, Paul Muntean, Florin Cezar Crăciun and Dănuț Moldovan in the four-man event, finishing 24th. Otavă was a replacement for the third run only.
As of April 2014, his best showing at the World Championships is 16th, coming in the four-man event in 2012.
Otavă made his World Cup debut in January 2011. As of April 2014, his best finish is 11th, in a four-man event in 2011-12 at Whistler.
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