Adriana Barbu is a retired female long-distance runner from Romania

Romania

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, who specialized in the marathon race.

Barbu is best known for winning the bronze medal in the classic distance at the 1994 European Championships

1994 European Championships in Athletics

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 in Helsinki

Helsinki

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, clocking 2:30.55. She also triumphed in the 1987 edition of the Amsterdam Marathon

Amsterdam Marathon

The Amsterdam Marathon is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195km held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands since 1975. It is one of the top ten marathons in the world.-History:...

, on May 10, 1987 in 2:36.21.

She also won the 1995 Paris Half Marathon

Paris Half Marathon

Paris Half Marathon is an annual half marathon held every March in Paris, France. It currently holds IAAF Bronze Label status....

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Achievements

Representing
1987	Amsterdam Marathon Amsterdam Marathon The Amsterdam Marathon is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195km held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands since 1975. It is one of the top ten marathons in the world.-History:...	Amsterdam, Netherlands	1st	Marathon	2:36:21
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	3rd	Marathon	2:30:55
1995	Paris Half Marathon Paris Half Marathon Paris Half Marathon is an annual half marathon held every March in Paris, France. It currently holds IAAF Bronze Label status....	Paris, France	1st	Half marathon	1:11:51
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	26th	Marathon	2:37:58 1998 European Athletics Championships – Women's Marathon These are the official results of the Women's Marathon competition at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The race was held on Sunday August 23, 1998.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds...