- Daniela Costian
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Medal record Women's Athletics Competitor for 
AustraliaOlympic Games Bronze 1992 Barcelona Discus World Championships Silver 1993 Stuttgart Discus Daniela Costian (born 30 June 1965) is a former Olympic discus throw bronze medallist. She was born in Brăila, Romania, but became an Australian citizen in 1990. She competed in the discus contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. She won a silver medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics.
Her personal best throw reached a distance of 73.84 m. Set in 1988, it was a Romanian record. Her best result achieved for Australia was 68.72 metres in 1994. This is the current Oceanian record.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Australia1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 3rd Discus 66.24 m 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 14th Discus 61.66 m External reference
- IAAF profile for Daniela Costian
- Profile
Sporting positions Preceded by
Larisa KorotkevichWomen's Discus Best Year Performance
alongside
Ilke Wyludda
1994Succeeded by
Mette Bergmann
Commonwealth Champions in Women's Discus Throw 1954: Yvette Williams (NZL) • 1958: Suzanne Allday (ENG) • 1962 – 1966: Valerie Young (NZL) • 1970: Rosemary Payne (SCO) • 1974: Jane Haist (CAN) • 1978: Carmen Ionescu (CAN) • 1982: Meg Ritchie (SCO) • 1986: Gael Martin (AUS) • 1990: Lisa-Marie Vizaniari (AUS) • 1994: Daniela Costian (AUS) • 1998 – 2002: Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) • 2006: Elizna Naudé (RSA) • 2010: Krishna Poonia (IND)
Australian National Champions in Women's Discus Throw 1933 – 1935: Cora Hannan • 1936: Doris Carter • 1937: Cora Hannan • 1940: Doris Carter • 1948 – 1950: Charlotte MacGibbon • 1952: Jeanette Joy • 1954: Lorraine Murphy • 1956 – 1958: Lois Jackman • 1960: Isabel Avellán (ARG) • 1962: Rosslyn Williams • 1963 – 1964: Mary McDonald • 1965: Jean Roberts • 1966: Jane Adams • 1967 – 1970: Jean Roberts • 1971: Anna Karner • 1972 – 1973: Sue Culley • 1974 – 1975: Anna Laurens • 1976: Denise Ashford • 1977 – 1981: Gael Mulhall • 1982: Andrina Rovis-Herman • 1983 – 1984: Gael Mulhall • 1985: Sue Reinwald • 1986 – 1987: Gael Martin • 1988: Astra Etienne • 1989 – 1995: Daniela Costian • 1996: Lisa-Marie Vizaniari • 1997 – 1998: Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) • 1999: Lisa-Marie Vizaniari • 2000 – 2001: Alison Lever • 2002 – 2006: Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) • 2007 – 2011: Dani Samuels
Australian National Champions in Women's Shot Put 1933: Cora Hannan • 1935 – 1937: Vera Cowan • 1940: Cora Hannan • 1948: Pat Lucas • 1950: Ann Shanley • 1952 – 1954: Val Lawrence • 1956: Mary Breen • 1958 – 1960: Margaret Woodlock • 1962: Mary Breen • 1963 – 1970: Jean Roberts • 1971 – 1972: Anna Karner • 1973: Chris Schultz • 1974 – 1975: Anna Karner • 1976 – 1981: Gael Mulhall • 1982: Bev Francis • 1983 – 1987: Gael Mulhall • 1988 – 1989: Astra Etienne • 1990: Nicole Carkeek • 1991: Daniela Costian • 1992: Christine King (NZL) • 1993 – 1994: Daniela Costian • 1995: Lisa-Marie Vizaniari • 1996: Georgette Reed (CAN) • 1997 – 1998: Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) • 1999: Tressa Thompson (USA) • 2000: Helen Toussis • 2001: Yoko Toyonaga (JPN) • 2002: Michelle Haage • 2003: Sumi Ichioka (JPN) • 2004 – 2005: Valerie Vili (NZL) • 2006: 'Ana Po'uhila (TGA) • 2007: 'Ana Po'uhila (TGA) and Dani Samuels • 2008 – 2009: Valerie Vili (NZL) • 2010: Joanne Mirtschin • 2011: Margaret Satupai (SAM)
Categories:- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from Brăila
- Romanian discus throwers
- Olympic athletes of Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Australian discus throwers
- Australian people of Romanian descent
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Romanian athletics biography stubs
- Australian athletics biography stubs
- Australian Olympic medalist stubs
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