Daniela Costian
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Romanian (until 1991) Australian (after 1991) |
| Born | 30 April 1965 |
| Years active | 1984-2000 |
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania Australia |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Discus throw |
| Turned pro | 1984 |
| Retired | 2000 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 73.84 m (1988) |
Medal record | |
Daniela Costian (born 30 April 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 bronze 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 was both the Australian and the Oceanian record for 23 years until it was broken by Dani Stevens in August 2017.[1]
Achievements
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Australia
| |||||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 3rd | Discus | 66.24 m |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 14th | Discus | 61.66 m |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ World Championships: How fear drove Dani Stevens back to podium. theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
External links
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- Profile at athletics.com.au
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Brăila
- Romanian women discus throwers
- Olympic athletes for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Australian women discus throwers
- Australian women shot putters
- Australian people of Romanian descent
- Australian Institute of Sport track and field athletes
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Australia
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Romania
- Medalists at the 1985 Summer Universiade
- Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games
- Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
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