Cristieana Cojocaru

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Cristieana Cojocaru
Cristieana Cojocaru.jpg
Personal information
Born2 January 1962 (1962-01-02) (age 63)
Cujmir, Romania [1]
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 m hurdles, 800 m
Coached byMihai Nistor [2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 mH – 54.55 (1986)
800 m – 2:04.22 (1985i) [3]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles 400 m hurdles
World Indoor Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Paris 800 m
European Athletics Indoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Gotheburg 800 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Piraeus 800 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Madrid 800 m
Summer Universiade
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Kobe 400 m hurdles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Kobe 800 m

Cristieana Cojocaru (later Matei, born 2 January 1962) is a retired Romanian runner who specialized in the 400 m hurdles and flat 800 m events. She won a bronze medal in the hurdles at the 1984 Olympics. In the 800 m she won the 1985 world indoor title and three medals at the European indoor championships in 1984–1986. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cristieana Cojocaru". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 Cristieana Cojocaru. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. Cristieana Cojocaru-Matei at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg