Anişoara Cuşmir-Stanciu (born June 28 1962 in
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who competed mainly in the Long Jump.
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Anişoara Cuşmir-Stanciu (born June 28 1962 in
BrăilaBrăila is a city in Muntenia, eastern Romania, a port on the Danube and the capital of the Brăila County, in the close vicinity of Galaţi...
). is a former
RomaniaRomania is a country located in Southeastern and Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Almost all of the Danube Delta is located within its territory...
n
athleteTrack and field athletics is a collection of sports events that involve running, throwing, jumping and walking. Organised athletics are traced back to the Ancient Olympic Games from 776 BC, and most modern events are conducted by the member clubs of the International Association of Athletics...
who competed mainly in the Long Jump.
Cuşmir-Stanciu improved the long jump world record four times between 1982 and 1983. She lost to
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of East Germany in the
1983 World ChampionshipsThe 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.-Track:...
at
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. But the Eastern bloc boycott of the 1984 games left Stanciu an easy winner with a leap of 6.96.