Daniela Cîrlan

Elena Daniela Cîrlan (born 18 September 1980 in Sibiu),^[1][2] known as Daniela Cîrlan^[3][4][5] (sometimes spelled Cârlan),^[6] is a female long-distance runner and former race walker from Romania.

Daniela Cîrlan

Running at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Personal information
Nationality	Romanian
Born	(1980-09-18) 18 September 1980 (age 45) Sibiu, Romania
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
Sport	Long-distance runner
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2004 Olympic Games
World finals	2003 World Championships

Race walker

As a race walker her biggest successes were a fifth place in 5000 m walk at the 1998 World Junior Championships and a sixteenth place in 20 km at the 2004 World Race Walking Cup. She also competed at the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games.

Long-distance running

In 2006 Cârlan took up running. In October 2007 she ran the half marathon in 1:12:14 hours, finishing 28th at the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships. In marathon, she competed at the 2016 Olympic Games.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Romania
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	5th	5000 m walk	22:04.60
1999	European Junior Championships	Riga, Latvia	2nd	5000 m walk	21:46.15
2000	European Race Walking Cup	Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany	13th	20 km walk	1:31:30
2001	European Race Walking Cup	Dudince, Slovakia	—	20 km walk	DQ
	European U23 Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	9th	20 km walk	1:34:41
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	23rd	20 km walk	1:36:02
2004	Summer Olympics	Athens, Greece	37th	20 km walk	1:37:14
2005	European Race Walking Cup	Miskolc, Hungary	—	20 km walk	DNF
2007	Vienna City Marathon	Vienna, Austria	1st	Half marathon	1:16:11
2008	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	9th	Marathon	2:36:18
2009	Hanover Marathon	Hanover, Germany	3rd	Marathon	2:45:22
	Bucharest Marathon	Bucharest, Romania	1st	Marathon	2:44:49
2010	Kavarna Marathon	Kavarna, Bulgaria	1st	Marathon	2:38:41
	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	—	Marathon	DNF
	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	13th	Marathon	2:42:34
	Bucharest Marathon	Bucharest, Romania	4th	Marathon	2:50:01
2011	Kavarna Marathon	Kavarna, Bulgaria	4th	Marathon	2:44:58
	Bucharest Marathon	Bucharest, Romania	5th	Marathon	2:42:26
2012	Naples Marathon	Naples, Italy	2nd	Marathon	2:44:14
	Treviso Marathon	Treviso, Italy	1st	Marathon	2:39:20
2013	Three Hearts Marathon	Radenci, Slovenia	1st	Marathon	2:41:55
2015	Bratislava Marathon	Bratislava, Slovakia	2nd	Marathon	2:42:41
	Krakow Marathon	Krakow, Poland	3rd	Marathon	2:43:38
2016	Summer Olympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	—	Marathon	DNF