Florența Crăciunescu
Florenţa Crăciunescu (later Ionescu, then Ţacu, 7 May 1955 – 8 June 2008) was a Romanian athlete. She won a bronze medal in the discus throw at the 1984 Olympics, finishing sixth in 1980; in 1984 she also placed eighth in the shot put. Her elder sister Carmen Ionesco competed in the same events for Canada at the 1984 Olympics.[1]
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| Birth name | Florența Ionescu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Florența Țacu-Crǎciunescu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 May 1955 Craiova, Romania[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 June 2008 (aged 53)[2] Bucharest, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Discus throw, shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CSM Craiova CSA Steaua București[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ionel Ghita Dan Serafim[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | DT – 69.50 m (1985)[4] SP – 18.06 m (1983i)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
- Florenţa Crăciunescu Archived 24 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference.com
- Florenţa Crăciunescu a decedat. evz.ro (10 June 2008)
- Florența Crăciunescu. Romanian Olympic Committee
- Florenta Craciunescu at World Athletics
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