Carmen Ionesco

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Carmen Ionescu

Carmen Ionesco (birth name Carmen Ionescu; born July 28, 1951, in Bucharest, Romania) is a retired discus thrower and shot putter, who competed for Romania and Canada at the Summer Olympics.

She represented Romania in her first Olympic appearance, at Munich in 1972. Following her emigration to Canada, Ionesco competed for Canada at two Commonwealth Games (1978 and 1982), the 1979 Pan American Games, and the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Her younger sister Florența competed for Romania in the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEvent
Representing Romania
1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany 7thDiscus
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada 2ndShot Put
1stDiscus
1979 Pan American Games San Juan, Puerto Rico 3rdShot Put
3rdDiscus
1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 6thShot Put
4thDiscus
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 12thShot Put
13thDiscus

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