- Costică Bălan
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Constantin ("Costică") Bălan (born August 25, 1964 in Băcani, Vaslui) is a retired male racewalker from Romania. He twice competed for his native country in the men's 20 km race walk event at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Romania 1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany — 20 km DSQ 1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 20th 20 km 1:26:53 — 50 km DNF 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 45th 20 km 1:29:36 1999 World Race Walking Cup Mézidon-Canon, France 23rd 20 km 1:24:56 2000 European Race Walking Cup Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany 12th 20 km 1:21:43 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 18th 20 km 1:23:42 2003 European Race Walking Cup Cheboksary, Russia 22nd 20 km 1:24:56 References
- IAAF profile for Costică Bălan
- sports-reference
Categories:- 1964 births
- Living people
- Romanian racewalkers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Romania
- People from Vaslui
- Romanian athletics biography stubs
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