31.07.2002

Rumanian team has modest goals

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The Rumanian team is coming to Munich for the European Championships (6 -11 August) with 27 athletes and has declared that the minimum goal is to achieve two medal wins. Otherwise, the team is betting on surprises.

The team will, of course, be led by world champion Gabriela Szabo who is entered for the 1500 and 5000 metre events, but according to latest information, she will only compete in the shorter distance. She is the hottest candidate to win gold for Rumania, although triple jumper Cristina Nicolau, hurdler Ionela Tirlea and high jumper Oana Pantelimon also have medal chances. Above all, however, look out for the 1500 metre runner, Maria Cioncan, European Cup winner at Annecy and Mihaela Botezan, with the best European time for the year over 10000 metres.

Team Rumania:

BOTEZAN Mihaela 21/11/76 ROM 5000 m / 10000 m Women / Frauen
CIMPEAN Norica 22/03/72 ROM 20 km Walk / Gehen Women / Frauen
CIONCAN Maria 19/06/77 ROM 1500 m Women / Frauen
DINU Alina 02/09/82 ROM Triple Jump / Dreisprung Women / Frauen
GINDILA Mihaela 29/10/79 ROM Triple Jump / Dreisprung Women / Frauen
GRASU Nicoleta - Discus / Diskus Women / Frauen
GUSET Gheorghe - Shot Put / Kugelstoßen Men / Männer
HILA Elena - Shot Put / Kugelstoßen Women / Frauen
IAGAR Elena - 800 m / 1500 m Women / Frauen
MOLDOVAN-TILEA Felicia - Javelin / Speer Women / Frauen
NICOLAU Cristina - Long Jump / Triple Jump - Weitsprung/Dreisprung - Women / Frauen
OLARU Nuta - Marathon Women / Frauen
OPREA Ioan - Discus / Diskus Men / Männer
OPREA Marian - Triple Jump / Dreisprung Men / Männer
PANTELIMON Oana - High Jump / Hochsprung Women / Frauen
POMACU Cristina - 10000 m Women / Frauen
PUNGA Ionut - Triple Jump / Dreisprung Men / Männer
RUICU Otilia - 400 m Women / Frauen
SORESCU Cosmin - Hammer Men / Männer
STEF-IOVAN Claudia - 20 km Walk / Gehen Women / Frauen
SZABO Gabriela - 1500 m / 5000 m Women / Frauen
TALPOS Luminita - 10000 m Women / Frauen
TIRLEA Ionela - 200 m / 400 m Hürden Women / Frauen
TOMESCU-DITA Constantina - 10000 m Women / Frauen
TUDOR Bogdan - Long Jump / Weitsprung Men / Männer
VASILACHE Stefan - High Jump / Hochsprung Men / Männer
VIERU Ionut - 400 m Men / Männer