Nicoleta Grasu

Nicoleta Grasu
	Nicoleta Grasu at 2012 Bislett Games
Personal information
Birth name	Lenuța Nicoleta Grădinaru
Full name	Lenuța Nicoleta Grasu
Nationality	Romanian
Born	11 September 1971 (age 52); Secuieni, Romania
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Spouse	Costel Grasu
Sport
Country	Romania
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus
Achievements and titles
Personal best	68.80 m (1999)
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing Romania
World Championships
European Championships
European Cup Winter Throwing
Universiade
	Updated on 14 August 2012.

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.

Grasu is best known for winning medals at the

European Championships

.

Her personal best throw is 68.80 metres, achieved in August 1999 in

Poiana Braşov

.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing Romania
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	6th	53.10 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	13th (q)	60.62 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	7th	62.10 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	63.64 m
1994	Jeux de la Francophonie	Bondoufle, France	1st	60.80 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	7th	63.28 m
1996	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Milan, Italy	3rd	63.64 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	10th	60.14 m
1997	Universiade	Catania, Italy	3rd	60.08 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	3rd	65.94 m
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	1st	65.21 m
1999	World Championships	Sevilla , Spain	3rd	65.35 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	19th (q)	58.87 m
2001	Jeux de la Francophonie	Ottawa, Canada	1st	64.53 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	2nd	66.24 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	5th	64.92 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	62.05 m
2005	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	5th	58.25 m
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	63.58 m
2006	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd	62.32 m
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	3rd	63.40 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	12th	58.63 m
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	3rd	65.20 m
2010	European Cup Winter Throwing	Arles, France	3rd	59.92 m
2010	European Championships	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	63.48 m
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	8th	62.08 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	14th (q)	61.86 m
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	22nd (q)	56.31 m

Personal

Nicoleta and Costel's child Ștefan Grasu is a professional basketball player.

External links

Nicoleta Grasu at World Athletics
Nicoleta Grădinaru-Grasu at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Natalya Sadova	Women's Discus Best Year Performance 2000	Succeeded by Natalya Sadova

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