Mirela Dulgheru
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Mirela Dulgheru |
| Nationality |  Turkey  Romania |
| Born | October 5, 1966 Ploiești, Romania |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | Barcelona 1992 4th |
| Personal bests |
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Mirela Dulgheru–Renda, aka Mirela Renda, (born Mirela Dulgheru October 5, 1966) is a Romanian-born Turkish female long jumper.[1] She became a naturalised Turkish citizen by marriage in 1999, and adopted the surname Renda.[1]
She is the holder of third national performance outdoor long jump (7.14 m), a Romanian national record in long jump indoor (6.99 m) and a national record at sprint distances sample 50 m, 60 m and 80 m. She won twelve titles at Balkan Championships, and was over hundred times winner at national level in Romania.[2]
Mirela Dulgheru competed for her native country Romania at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona, Spain. With her jump of 6.71 m, she placed 6th.[3] She won a gold medal in long jump event at the Athletics at the 1993 Summer Universiade, Amherst, New York, USA.[4]
She was a lecturer at the Oil & Gas University of Ploieşti and athletics coach at CSU Asesoft Ploiești.[5] In 2009, she obtained a Doctor's degree in Physical Education and Sport at the University of Pitești with a thesis on "The Differentiate Nature of Effort’s Specificity in the Development of Movement Qualities During Athletic Tasks".
Soon after her naturalization in Turkey, Mirela Renda set a national record in long jump with 6.52 m.[6] Her record lasted nine years long until it was broken with 6.62 m by Melis Mey, another naturalized athlete.[6]
Achievements[edit]
- 4th - 1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow, Scotland[7]
- 9th - 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Sevilla, Spain - 6.50 m[1]
- 4th - 1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona, Spain - 6.71 m[3]
- 8th - 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships, Toronto, Canada - 6.55 m[1]
- 11th - 1993 World Championships in Athletics, Stuttgart, Germany - 6.48 m[1]
- Athletics at the 1993 Summer Universiade, Amherst, New York, USA - 6.69 m[4]- 5th - 1994 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Paris, France[7]
- 6th - 2000 Osaka Grand Prix, Osaka, Japan[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Dulgheru–Renda Mirela TUR". IAAF. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ Petre Apostol (26 October 2006). "Mirela Dulgheru: Viitorul atletismului prahovean trebuie căutat prin alt județ" (in Romanian). Ziarul Prahova.
- ^ a b "Women Long Jump Olympic Games Barcelona(ESP) 1992". Todor66. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ a b "Athletics". Universiade. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ Octav Preda (19 November 2005). "Cea mai frumoasă poveste a mea - Astăzi: Mirela Dulgheru" (in Romanian). Ziarul Prahova.
- ^ a b "Rekorlar yerli, kıranlar yabancı". Taraf (in Turkish). 2008-07-24. Archived from the original on 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
- ^ a b c "Mirela Dulgheru–Renda". The Sports.org. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
External links[edit]
- 1966 births
- Sportspeople from Ploiești
- Romanian female long jumpers
- Olympic athletes for Romania
- Romanian athletics coaches
- Turkish people of Romanian descent
- Naturalized citizens of Turkey
- Turkish female long jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Living people
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Romania
- Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade