Oana Manuela Pantelimon, née Musunoiu (born September 27, 1972 in Tecuci

Tecuci

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) is a Romania

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n high jump

High jump

The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....

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At the 2000 Olympic Games

Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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 Pantelimon ended in third place, tied with Kajsa Bergqvist

Kajsa Bergqvist

Kajsa Margareta Bergqvist is a Swedish former high jumper. She won one bronze medal in the Olympic Games, one gold and two bronze medals in the World Championships in Athletics and one gold and one bronze in the European Championships. Her personal outdoor record of 2.06 m, set in Germany in 2003,...

 of Sweden

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. As the two athletes had an identical jumping record, with perfect attempts up to 1.99 where both had one foul, they shared the bronze medal

Bronze medal

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. Pantelimon, who had no international honors before this competition, even jumped a personal best of 1.99 metres, improving her old mark with 5 centimetres.

Pantelimon has not been able to win any titles since the 2000 Olympics. She finished ninth at the 2001 World Championships

2001 World Championships in Athletics

The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...

, eighth at the 2002 European Indoor Championships, fourth at the 2002 European Championships

2002 European Championships in Athletics

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, ninth at the 2003 World Indoor Championships

2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships

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, seventh at the 2004 Olympic Games

Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's High Jump

The Women's High Jump at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Athens Olympic Stadium on August 26 and August 28.-Medalists:-Schedule:*All times are Eastern European Time -Abbreviations:-Records:...

 and ninth at the 2005 European Indoor Championships. She also competed at the World Championships in 2003

2003 World Championships in Athletics

The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.-Track:...

 and 2005

2005 World Championships in Athletics - Women's High Jump

The Women's High Jump event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 6 and August 8.-Medalists:-Records:-Heat 1:1. Anna Chicherova, Russia 1.93m q...

without qualifying for the final round. A 1.95 m jump from 2005 has been her best mark since the 2000 season.