Romanian triple jumper
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
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
|
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