Vali Ionescu

Romanian long jumper

Vali Ionescu

Ionescu at the 1984 Olympics

Personal information
Born| 31 August 1960 (1960-08-31) (age 64)
Turnu Măgurele, Romania[1]
Height| 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight| 64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport| Athletics
Event| Long jump
Club| Rapid Bucuresti
Coached by| Dumitru Garleanu
Mihai Zaharia[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best| 7.20 m (1982)[3]

Medal record

Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
| 1984 Los Angeles | Long jump
European Championships
| 1982 Athens | Long jump
European Indoor Championships
| 1982 Milan | Long jump

Valeria "Valy" Ionescu (later Constantin, born 31 August 1960) is a retired long jumper from Romania. She won the European title in 1982 and an Olympic silver medal in 1984. Ionescu spent her entire career with the club Rapid Bucuresti, and later worked there as a coach and official.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Vali Ionescu. sports-reference.com
2. ^ a b Vali Ionescu. Romanian Olympic Committee
3. ^ Vali Ionescu-Constantin at World Athletics

Records

Preceded by

Vilma Bardauskiené

|  Women's Long Jump World Record Holder
1 August 1982 – 15 May 1983  | Succeeded by

Anişoara Cuşmir

Sporting positions
Preceded by

Jodi Anderson

|  Women's Long Jump Best Year Performance
1982  | Succeeded by

Anişoara Cuşmir

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European Athletics Championships champions in women's long jump

* 1938:  Irmgard Praetz (GER)
* 1946:  Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs (NED)
* 1950:  Valentina Lituyeva (URS)
* 1954:  Jean Desforges (GBR)
* 1958:  Liesel Jakobi (FRG)
* 1962:  Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS)
* 1966:  Irena Kirszenstein (POL)
* 1969:  Mirosława Sarna (POL)
* 1971:  Ingrid Becker (FRG)
* 1974:  Ilona Bruzsenyák (HUN)
* 1978:  Vilma Bardauskienė (URS)
* 1982:  Vali Ionescu (ROU)
* 1986:  Heike Drechsler (GDR)
* 1990:  Heike Drechsler (GDR)
* 1994:  Heike Drechsler (GER)
* 1998:  Heike Drechsler (GER)
* 2002:  Tatyana Kotova (RUS)
* 2006:  Lyudmila Kolchanova (RUS)
* 2010:  Ineta Radēviča (LAT)
* 2012:  Éloyse Lesueur (FRA)
* 2014:  Éloyse Lesueur (FRA)
* 2016:  Ivana Španović (SRB)
* 2018:  Malaika Mihambo (GER)
* 2022:  Ivana Vuleta (SRB)
* 2024:  Malaika Mihambo (GER)

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