Cristieana Cojocaru

Cristieana Cojocaru
Personal information
Born2 January 1962 (1962-01-02) (age 64)
Cujmir, Romania[1]
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
400 m hurdles, 800 m
Coached byMihai Nistor[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests400 mH – 54.55 (1986)
800 m – 2:04.22 (1985i)[3]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1984 Los Angeles400 m hurdles
World Indoor Games
Gold medal – first place1985 Paris800 m
European Athletics Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place1984 Gotheburg800 m
Bronze medal – third place1985 Piraeus800 m
Silver medal – second place1986 Madrid800 m
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place1985 Kobe400 m hurdles
Silver medal – second place1985 Kobe800 m

Cristieana Cojocaru (later Matei, born 2 January 1962) is a retired Romanian runner who specialized in the 400 m hurdles and flat 800 m events. She won a bronze medal in the hurdles at the 1984 Olympics. In the 800 m she won the 1985 world indoor title and three medals at the European indoor championships in 1984–1986.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cristieana Cojocaru". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 Cristieana Cojocaru. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ↑ Cristieana Cojocaru-Matei at World Athletics