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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.

Daniela Costian
Personal information
NationalityRomanian (until 1991)
Australian (after 1991)
Born (1965-04-30) 30 April 1965 (age 57)
Brăila, Romania
Years active1984-2000
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Country Romania
 Australia
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus throw
Turned pro1984
Retired2000
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)73.84 m (1988)
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Discus
World Championships
1993 StuttgartDiscus
Commonwealth Games
1994 VictoriaDiscus

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


YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Australia
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 3rd Discus 66.24 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 14th Discus 61.66 m

References


  1. World Championships: How fear drove Dani Stevens back to podium. theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 15 August 2017.



Sporting positions
Preceded by
Larisa Korotkevich
Women's Discus Best Year Performance
alongside Ilke Wyludda

1994
Succeeded by
Mette Bergmann




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- [en] Daniela Costian

[fr] Daniela Costian

Daniela Costian (née le 30 avril 1965 à Brăila) est une athlète australienne d'origine roumaine (naturalisée en 1990), spécialiste du lancer du disque.

[it] Daniela Costian

Daniela Costian (Brăila, 30 giugno 1965) è un'ex discobola rumena naturalizzata australiana, medaglia di bronzo alle Olimpiadi di Barcellona 1992.



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