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.
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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
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Romania | |||||
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.