Vali Ionescu

Vali Ionescu

Ionescu at the 1984 Olympics
Personal information
Born 31 August 1960 (1960-08-31) (age 56)
Turnu Măgurele, Romania[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Long jump
Club Rapid Bucuresti
Coached by Dumitru Garleanu
Mihai Zaharia[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 7.20 m (1982)[3]

Valeria "Valy" Ionescu (later Constantin, born 31 August 1960) is a retired long jumper from Romania. She won the European title in 1982 and an Olympic silver medal in 1984. Ionescu spent her entire career with the club Rapid Bucuresti, and later worked there as a coach and official.[2]

References

Records
Preceded by
Soviet Union Vilma Bardauskiené
Women's Long Jump World Record Holder
1 August 1982 15 May 1983
Succeeded by
Romania Anişoara Cuşmir
Sporting positions
Preceded by
United States Jodi Anderson
Women's Long Jump Best Year Performance
1982
Succeeded by
Romania Anişoara Cuşmir


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