Daniela Cârlan
Elena Daniela Cârlan (born September 18, 1980 in Sibiu ) is a Romanian athlete. She walked first and later switched to marathon.
Walker
She started athletics at the age of twelve and specialized in walking. In 1998 she took part in the World Junior Athletics Championships and came in fifth in the 5 km walk. At the European Junior Athletics Championships in 1999 in Riga, she won the silver medal behind the Russian Larisa Safronova . In 2001, Cârlan was ninth in the 20 km walk at the U23 European Championships .
In 2003, Cârlan took part in the World Athletics Championships for the first time . In Paris she reached the 23rd place. In 2004 she qualified for the Olympic Games in Athens, where she came in 37th place.
Runner
In 2005 Cârlan ended her walking career and turned to long-distance running. When the Berlin Marathon in 2008 , she was ninth. In 2009, 2010 and 2011 she was the Romanian champion. In 2010 she also took part in the European Championships , but could not finish the marathon. In 2016 she took part in her second Olympic Games . In Rio, however, she could not achieve the goal.
Best times
- 20 km walk 1:30:19 h Naumburg May 2, 2004
- Marathon 2:36:18 h Berlin, September 28, 2008
Web links
- Daniela Cârlan at COSR (Romanian)
- Daniela Cârlan in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Daniela Cârlan in the database of World Athletics (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ European Athletics Championships Statistics Junior - Women
- ↑ 20Km Walk WOMEN Final 15/07/01 ( Memento from December 30, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ 20th European Athletics Championships ( Memento from February 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Athletics Women's Marathon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cârlan, Daniela |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cîrlan, Daniela |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian long jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sibiu |