Daniela Cârlan

Elena Daniela Cârlan (or Cîrlan born 18 September 1980, in Sibiu) is a female long-distance runner and former race walker from Romania.

Daniela Cârlan

Cârlan in October 2011
Personal information
Nationality	Romanian
Born	(1980-09-18) September 18, 1980
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
Sport	Long-distance runner
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2004 Olympic Games
World finals	2003 World Championships

Race walker

As a race walker her biggest successes were a fifth place in 5000 m walk at the 1998 World Junior Championships and a sixteenth place in 20 km at the 2004 World Race Walking Cup. She also competed at the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games.

Long-distance running

In 2006 Cârlan took up running. In October 2007 she ran the half marathon in 1:12:14 hours, finishing 28th at the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Romania
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	5th	5000m walk	22:04.60
2000	European Race Walking Cup	Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany	13th	20 km	1:31:30
2001	European Race Walking Cup	Dudince, Slovakia	—	20 km	DSQ
	European U23 Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9th	20 km	1:34:41
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	23rd	20 km	1:36:02

External links

• Daniela Cîrlan at World Athletics
• Daniela Cirlan at Olympics.com (2004)
• Daniela Cirlan at Olympics.com (2016)
• Elena Daniela Cirlan at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (English translation)
• Daniela Cîrlan at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)