Cristina Casandra
Appearance
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Cristina Casandra, née Iloc (born 1 February 1977 in Zalău) is a Romanian long-distance runner who specializes mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She took up the event in 2000, having initially specialized in the 5000 metres.
She was the bronze medallist at the Balkan Cross Country Championships in March 2011.[1] She finished 5th at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but did not reach the final at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | 5000 m | 15:41.44 |
1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 2nd | 5000 m | 15:46.59 |
1999 | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 3rd | 5000 m | 16:03.18 |
European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | 5000m | 15:22.64 | |
2003 | Universiade | Daegu, South Korea | 3rd | 5000 m | 15:50.44 |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:39.52 |
World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 7th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:46.06 | |
2006 | European Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 10th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:42.94 |
World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 5th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:40.47 | |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 6th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:29.63 |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 5th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:16.85 |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 11th (heats) | 3000 m s'chase | 9:49.88 |
Personal bests
[edit]- 3000 metres - 9:02.94 min (2001)
- 3000 metres steeplechase - 9:16.85 min (2008)
- 5000 metres - 15:22.64 min (1999)
References
[edit]- ^ Petrovic and Jevtic win Balkan cross country titles Archived 2011-03-16 at the Wayback Machine. European Athletics (2011-03-14). Retrieved on 2011-03-20.
- ^ "Beijing 2008 - Women's 3000m Steeplechase". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ "London 2012 - Women's 3000m Steeplechase". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Zalău
- Romanian female long-distance runners
- World record setters in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Romania
- Romanian female steeplechase runners
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Romania
- Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
- Sportspeople from Sălaj County
- Romanian athletics biography stubs