Daniela Costian
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 Daniela Costian |
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| Women's Athletics | |||
Competitor for  Australia |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Bronze | 1992 Barcelona | Discus | |
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| Silver | 1993 Stuttgart | Discus | |
Daniela Costian (born June 30, 1965) is a former Olympic discus throw bronze medallist. She was born in Brăila, Romania, but became an Australian citizen in 1990. She competed in the discus contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. She won a silver medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics.
Her personal best throw reached a distance of 73.84 m. Set in 1988, it was a Romanian record. Her best result achieved for Australia was 68.72 metres in 1994. This is the current Oceanian record.
[edit] External reference
- IAAF profile for Daniela Costian
- Profile
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Preceded by Larisa Korotkevich |
Women's Discus Best Year Performance alongside  Ilke Wyludda1994 |
Succeeded by Mette Bergmann |
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