Monica Iagăr

Monica Iagăr ( Dinescu after marriage in 1998 , Iagăr again after divorce ; born April 2, 1973 in Sighetu Marmației ) is a former Romanian high jumper .

At the European Indoor Championships in Stockholm in 1996, she finished fifth with 1.94 m. In the summer of 1996, she had to sit out because she was banned from doping for six months .

In 1997 she reached both of the big finals: at the World Indoor Championships in Paris she finished ninth with 1.90 m, at the 1997 World Championships in Athens she jumped 1.84 m in qualification, but was only thirteenth in the final with 1.85 m .

At the European Indoor Championships in Valencia in 1998 , she won 1.96 m ahead of Alina Astafei (GER). On June 6, she jumped in Budapest to today (2007) valid Romanian record of 2.02 m. At the end of August, the 1998 European Championships took place in Budapest . As Monica Dinescu she won gold with 1.97 m ahead of Donata Jancewicz (POL) and Alina Astafei.

In 1999 she finished fourth at the World Indoor Championships in Maebashi with 1.93 m. At the World Championships in Seville , she also jumped 1.93 m, but only ranked ninth. She won the 1999 Universiade title after finishing second two years earlier.

At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, she jumped 1.93 m and finished ninth. At the World Indoor Championships in 2001 in Lisbon, she was eighth with 1.93 m. In the open air at the World Championships in Edmonton , she finished seventh with 1.90 m. After a long break from competition, she was back at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and finished eighth with 1.93 m.

Monica Iagăr is 1.86 m tall and weighs 68 kg. In 1995 she won her first Romanian championship, others followed in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004 and 2005.

literature

• Peter Matthews (Ed.): Athletics 2005. The International Track and Field Annual. SportsBooks, Cheltenham 2005, ISBN 1-899807-27-6 .

Web links

• Monica Iagăr in the database of World Athletics (English)
• Monica Iagăr in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )