Doina Melinte
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Born | 27 December 1956 Hudești, Romania[1] | (age 67)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Ioan Zanca Dorin Melinte (husband)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 800 m – 1:55.05 (1982) 1500 m – 3:56.7 (1986)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Doina Ofelia Melinte (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdojna meˈlinte]; née Beșliu on 27 December 1956[3]) is a retired Romanian middle-distance runner. She competed at four Olympics (1980–92), and won a gold medal in the 800 metres and a silver medal in the 1,500 metres in 1984. She won the world indoor title in 1987 and 1989 and the European indoor title in 1985, 1988 and 1990 in the 1,500 m.[3] Her world indoor mile record of 4:17.41 in 1990, stood for 26 years.
Career
Melinte competed as Doina Beșliu at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and reached the semi-finals of the 800 metres.[1] In 1982, now competing as Doina Melinte, she was the fastest woman in the world at 800 metres but only finished sixth in the final of that year's European Championships in Athens. She also finished sixth in both the 800 m and 1,500 m at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki.[3]
At the
At her third Olympic Games in
Melinte concluded her international career at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, where she dropped out of the 1500 m final.[1][2]
Personal life
Melinte first wanted to be a gymnast or a ballerina, but did not have adequate conditions for training. She then played handball before changing to athletics. Around 1980–82 she married her coach Dorin Melinte, and after retiring from competitions in 1992 became a coach herself. In 2010–2012 she served as director of the National Agency for Youth and Sports (Autoritatea Naţională pentru Sport şi Tineret) and later became vice president of the national anti-doping agency.[2]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1980 | Olympic Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 13th (sf) | 800 m | 2:00.8 |
1981 | Universiade | Bucharest, Romania | 1st | 800 m | 1:57.81 |
1982 | European Championships | Athens, Greece | 6th | 800 m | 1:59.65 |
1983 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 6th | 800 m | 2:00.13 |
6th | 1500 m | 4:04.42 | |||
1984 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 2nd | 800 m | 1:59.81 |
Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | 1st | 800 m | 1:57.60 | |
2nd | 1500 m | 4:03.76 | |||
1985 | European Indoor Championships | Piraeus, Greece | 1st | 1500 m | 4:02.54 |
1986 | European Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:02.44 |
DNF (heats) | 3000 m | — | |||
1987 | World Indoor Championships | Indianapolis, United States | 1st | 1500 m | 4:05.68 |
World Championships | Rome, Italy | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:59.27 | |
1988 | European Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | 1500 m | 4:05.77 |
Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 9th | 1500 m | 4:02.89 | |
1989 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | 1500 m | 4:04.79 |
World Cup | Barcelona, Spain | 3rd | 800 m | 1:56.65
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1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 1st | 1500 m | 4:09.73 |
European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | 6th | 1500 m | 4:10.91 | |
1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 4th | 1500 m | 4:06.65 |
World Championshipas | Tokyo, Japan | 4th | 1500 m | 4:03.19 | |
1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 3rd | 1500 m | 4:06.90 |
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | DNF (final) | 1500 m | 4:04.42 (semifinals) | |
(sf) indicates overall position in semifinal round (dnf) = did not finish |
References
- ^ a b c d e Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Doina Beşliu-Melinte". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b c Doina Melinte. Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d Doina Melinte at World Athletics
External links
- Doina Melinte at World Athletics
- Doina Melinte at Olympics.com
- Doina Melinte at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (English translation)