Anisoara Cusmir-Stanciu
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Anişoara Cuşmir-Stanciu. is a former Romania
n athlete who competed mainly in the Long Jump.
Cuşmir-Stanciu improved the long jump world record four times between 1982 and 1983. She lost to Heike Daute (Drechsler)
of East Germany in the 1983 World Championships
at Helsinki
. But the Eastern bloc boycott of the 1984 games left Stanciu an easy winner with a leap of 6.96.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n athlete who competed mainly in the Long Jump.
Cuşmir-Stanciu improved the long jump world record four times between 1982 and 1983. She lost to Heike Daute (Drechsler)
Heike Drechsler
Heike Gabriela Drechsler née Daute is a German track and field athlete. She is one of the most successful female long jumpers of all time and also had several successes in sprint disciplines.She is the only woman who has won two Olympic gold medals in the long jump...
of East Germany in the 1983 World Championships
1983 World Championships in Athletics
The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983....
at Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
. But the Eastern bloc boycott of the 1984 games left Stanciu an easy winner with a leap of 6.96.