Cristina Nicolau (9 August 1977, in Bucharest – 5 December 2017[1]) was a Romanian triple jumper.
Her personal best jump was 14.70 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Gothenburg. This mark places her jump third in the all-time Romanian woman triple jumper record list, only behind Rodica Mateescu and Adelina Gavrilă.[2] Cristina Nicolau died on 5 December 2017, aged 40.
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Romania
| |||||
| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 10th | Long jump | 5.98 m (wind: -0.9 m/s) |
| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 9th | Long jump | 6.27 m (wind: +1.9 m/s) |
| 1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 2nd | Long jump | 6.47 m (wind: +0.2 m/s) |
| 2nd | Triple jump | 13.64 m (wind: +0.4 m/s) | |||
| 1997 | Universiade | Catania, Italy | 3rd | Long jump | 6.40 m |
| European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 2nd | Long jump | 6.43 m (wind: 0.6 m/s) | |
| 1st | Triple jump | 14.22 m (wind: 1.1 m/s) | |||
| 1999 | European U23 Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 4th | Long jump | 6.50 m (wind: 0.8 m/s) |
| 1st | Triple jump | 14.70 m (wind: 1.3 m/s) | |||
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 8th | Triple jump | 14.38 m | |
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 2nd | Triple jump | 14.63 m |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 6th | Triple jump | 14.17 m | |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 6th | Triple jump | 14.05 m |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 6th | Triple jump | 14.17 m | |
| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 5th | Triple jump | 14.11 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 5th | Triple jump | 14.39 m | |
| 2003 | Military World Games | Catania, Italy | 3rd | Long jump | 5.93 m |
| 1st | Triple jump | 13.45 m | |||
References
edit- ^ "A murit una dintre cele mai valoroase atlete din România de după Revoluţie" (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "IAAF: 60 Metres - men - senior - indoor - 2018". iaaf.org. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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