Claudia Isăilă (born 17 July 1973) is a Romanian female former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She set a career best of 66.56 m (218 ft 4+14 in) at the 1994 IAAF Grand Prix Final, which brought her third place and ranked her fourth on the global rankings for the year.[1][2]

After a fifth place finish at the 1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Isăilă emerged two years later with a bronze medal at the 1992 European Athletics U23 Cup then a gold medal at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[3] She made the final at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics a year later, ending the competition in seventh place.[1] A silver medal came at the 1995 Summer Universiade behind her compatriot Felicia Țilea.[4] She was a finalist at the 1994 European Athletics Championships and represented Romania one further time globally at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics, though she did not progress beyond qualifying.

She won one national title at the Romanian Athletics Championships, doing so in 1995 with a championship record mark of 63.86 m (209 ft 6 in) with the old javelin design.[5]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
1990 World Junior Championships Plovdiv, Bulgaria 5th Javelin 54.74
1992 European U23 Cup Gateshead, United Kingdom 3rd Javelin 55.98 m
World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 1st Javelin 63.04 m
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 7th Javelin 61.54 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 11th Javelin 56.92 m
IAAF Grand Prix Final Paris, France 3rd Javelin 66.56 m
1995 Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 2nd Javelin 61.74 m
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 22nd (q) Javelin 55.84 m
1997 Universiade Catania, Italy 6th Javelin 59.16 m

National titles

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References

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  1. ^ a b Claudia Isaila. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  2. ^ IAAF Grand Prix Final. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  3. ^ World Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  4. ^ World Student Games (Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
  5. ^ Romanian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
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