Claudia Ștef, née Iovan (born 25 February 1978 in Craiova, Romania) is a Romanian women's professional race walker.
Claudia Ștef
Claudia Ștef during Romanian National Race-Walking Championship 20km, on 24 June 2011 |
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Born | (1978-02-25) 25 February 1978 (age 46) |
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Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
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Country | Romania |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event | 20km Race Walk |
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Ștef holds the world indoor record for 3000 metres track walk with 11:40.33 minutes, achieved in January 1999 in Bucharest.[1]
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
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Representing Romania
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1996
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World Junior Championships
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Sydney, Australia
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3rd
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5000 m
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21:57.11
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1997
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World Race Walking Cup
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Poděbrady, Czech Republic
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34th
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10 km
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45:03
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European Junior Championships
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
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1st
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5000 m
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21:15.99
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1998
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European Race Walking Cup
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Dudince, Slovakia
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3rd
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10 km
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43:12
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European Championships
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Budapest, Hungary
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12th
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10 km
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44:10
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1999
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World Race Walking Cup
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Mézidon-Canon, France
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6th
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20 km
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1:29:39
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European U23 Championships
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Gothenburg, Sweden
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1st
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20 km
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1:33:17
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World Championships
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Seville, Spain
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11th
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20 km
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1:33:46
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Universiade
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Palma, Spain
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1st
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10 km
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44:22
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2002
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World Race Walking Cup
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Turin, Italy
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6th
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20 km
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1:30:05
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European Championships
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Munich, Germany
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5th
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20 km
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1:29:57
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2003
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World Championships
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Paris, France
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5th
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20 km
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1:29:09
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2004
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World Race Walking Cup
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Naumburg, Germany
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12th
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20 km
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1:29:40
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2005
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World Championships
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Helsinki, Finland
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8th
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20 km
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1:30:07
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2006
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World Race Walking Cup
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A Coruña, Spain
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11th
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20 km
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1:29:46
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European Championships
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Gothenburg, Sweden
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5th
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20 km
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1:29:27
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2007
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World Championships
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Osaka, Japan
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6th
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20 km
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1:32:47
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2008
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World Race Walking Cup
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Cheboksary, Russia
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21st
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20 km
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1:33:19
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2009
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European Race Walking Cup
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Metz, France
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15th
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20 km
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1:39:10
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World Championships
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Berlin, Germany
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23rd
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20 km
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1:36:09
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2011
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European Race Walking Cup
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Olhão, Portugal
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—
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20 km
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DQ
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World Championships
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Daegu, South Korea
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26th
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20 km
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1:36:55
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2012
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World Race Walking Cup
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Saransk, Russia
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12th
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20 km
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1:32:15
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Olympic Games
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London, United Kingdom
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38th
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20 km
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1:33:56
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2015
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European Race Walking Cup
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Murcia, Spain
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26th
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20 km
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1:34:31
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7th
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Team - 20 km
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95 pts
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World Championships
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Beijing, China
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24th
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20 km
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1:34:51
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