Cristina Balaban

Cristina Balaban
Balaban at the 1966 European Championships
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubCS Dinamo București[1]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1966 Utrecht100 m backstroke
Balaban (left) and Pătrășcoiu at the 1985 European Championships

Cristina Balaban (born 1947) is a retired Romanian swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke at the 1966 European Aquatics Championships.[2] This was the first European swimming medal for Romania.[3] During her career she won 28 national titles and set 36 national records.[4]

After retirement she worked as a swimming coach, under the name Balaban-Sopterian, training such competitors as Carmen Bunaciu and Anca Pătrășcoiu.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ Secţia de Nataţie CS Dinamo Bucureşti. csdinamo.eu
  2. ↑ Cristina BALABAN. les-sports.info
  3. 1 2 C.Bunaciu: I still like to swim… Deprecated link archived 2013-02-18 at archive.today. bgswim.info
  4. ↑ ISTORICUL NATATIEI IN ROMANIA. swimming.ro
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