Cristina Boit
Encyclopedia
Cristina Boiţ is a retired female discus throw
er from Romania
. She set her personal best (64.58 metres) in the women's discus throw event in 1988. Boiţ competed for her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996.
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
er from Romania
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...
. She set her personal best (64.58 metres) in the women's discus throw event in 1988. Boiţ competed for her native country at two Summer Olympics: 1992 and 1996.
Achievements
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| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... |
27th | 58.10 m |