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Nicoleta Grasu
Romanian discus thrower / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lenuţa Nicoleta Grasu is a retired Romanian discus thrower. She was born on 11 September 1971 in Secuieni as Nicoleta Grădinaru, but took a new surname when she married fellow discus thrower Costel Grasu.
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![]() Nicoleta Grasu at 2012 Bislett Games | |
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Lenuța Nicoleta Grădinaru |
Full name | Lenuța Nicoleta Grasu |
Nationality | Romanian |
Born | (1971-09-11) 11 September 1971 (age 52) Secuieni, Romania |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
Spouse | Costel Grasu |
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Sport | Athletics |
Event | Discus |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | 68.80 m (1999) |
Medal record | |
Updated on 14 August 2012 |
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Grasu is best known for winning medals at the 1999 and 2001 World Championships. A few years followed without any international medals, but she did finish sixth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and fifth at the 2005 World Championships. In 2006, she returned to the medal podium with a bronze at the European Championships.
Her personal best throw is 68.80 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Poiana Braşov.