Claudia Ștef

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Claudia Ștef, née Iovan (born 25 February 1978 in Craiova, Romania) is a Romanian women's professional race walker.

Claudia Ștef
Claudia Ștef during Romanian National Race-Walking Championship 20km, on 24 June 2011
Personal information
Born (1978-02-25) 25 February 1978 (age 46)
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country Romania
SportAthletics
Event20km Race Walk

Ștef holds the world indoor record for 3000 metres track walk with 11:40.33 minutes, achieved in January 1999 in Bucharest.[1]

Doping

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She tested positive for nandrolone in an out-of-competition test on 20 May 2000 and received a two-year doping ban.[2][3]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Romania
1996 World Junior Championships Sydney, Australia 3rd 5000 m 21:57.11
1997 World Race Walking Cup Poděbrady, Czech Republic 34th 10 km 45:03
European Junior Championships Ljubljana, Slovenia 1st 5000 m 21:15.99
1998 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia 3rd 10 km 43:12
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 12th 10 km 44:10
1999 World Race Walking Cup Mézidon-Canon, France 6th 20 km 1:29:39
European U23 Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st 20 km 1:33:17
World Championships Seville, Spain 11th 20 km 1:33:46
Universiade Palma, Spain 1st 10 km 44:22
2002 World Race Walking Cup Turin, Italy 6th 20 km 1:30:05
European Championships Munich, Germany 5th 20 km 1:29:57
2003 World Championships Paris, France 5th 20 km 1:29:09
2004 World Race Walking Cup Naumburg, Germany 12th 20 km 1:29:40
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th 20 km 1:30:07
2006 World Race Walking Cup A Coruña, Spain 11th 20 km 1:29:46
European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 5th 20 km 1:29:27
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 6th 20 km 1:32:47
2008 World Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 21st 20 km 1:33:19
2009 European Race Walking Cup Metz, France 15th 20 km 1:39:10
World Championships Berlin, Germany 23rd 20 km 1:36:09
2011 European Race Walking Cup Olhão, Portugal 20 km DQ
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 26th 20 km 1:36:55
2012 World Race Walking Cup Saransk, Russia 12th 20 km 1:32:15
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 38th 20 km 1:33:56
2015 European Race Walking Cup Murcia, Spain 26th 20 km 1:34:31
7th Team - 20 km 95 pts
World Championships Beijing, China 24th 20 km 1:34:51

See also

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/records/gender=W/location=I/recordsType=WR/eventCatCode=/junior=N/area=/index.html IAAF statistics
  2. ^ "Anti-doping update". IAAF News. No. 47. February 2001. p. 15. POSITIVE CASES IN ATHLETICS, SANCTIONED DEFINITIVELY, ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED BY THE IAAF AS OF 12th February 2001
  3. ^ Romanian walker receives doping ban, BBC 10 November 2000
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