Florenţa Crăciunescu (later Ionescu, then Ţacu, 7 May 1955 – 8 June 2008) was a Romanian athlete. She won a bronze medal in the discus throw at the 1984 Olympics, finishing sixth in 1980; in 1984 she also placed eighth in the shot put. Her elder sister Carmen Ionesco competed in the same events for Canada at the 1984 Olympics.[1]
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Birth name | Florența Ionescu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Florența Țacu-Crǎciunescu | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1955-05-07)7 May 1955 Craiova, Romania[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 8 June 2008(2008-06-08) (aged 53)[2] Bucharest, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Discus throw, shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | CSM Craiova CSA Steaua București[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Ionel Ghita Dan Serafim[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | DT – 69.50 m (1985)[4] SP – 18.06 m (1983i)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Summer Universiade champions in women's discus throw | |
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