Cristina Casandra

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.

She was the bronze medallist at the Balkan Cross Country Championships in March 2011.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Romania
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	3rd	5000 m
1997	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	2nd	1500 m
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	3rd	5000 m
2003	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	3rd	5000 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	7th	3000 m s'chase
2005	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	7th	3000 m s'chase
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	10th	3000 m s'chase
2006	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	6th	3000 m s'chase
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	6th	3000 m s'chase
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	5th	3000 m s'chase
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	11th (heats)	3000 m s'chase

Personal bests

3000 metres - 9:02.94 min (2001)
3000 metres steeplechase - 9:16.85 min (2008)
5000 metres - 15:22.64 min (1999)

References

IAAF profile for Cristina Casandra

^ Petrovic and Jevtic win Balkan cross country titles. European Athletics (2011-03-14). Retrieved on 2011-03-20.

Records
Preceded by Yelena Motalova	Women's 3,000m Steeplechase World Record Holder August 7, 2000 – June 5, 2002	Succeeded by Justyna Bak
Sporting positions
Preceded by Yelena Motalova	Women's 3,000m Steeplechase Best Year Performance 2000	Succeeded by Justyna Bak

Persondata
Name	Casandra, Cristina
Alternative names
Short description	Athletics (sport) competitor
Date of birth	1 February 1977
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death