- Diana Mocanu
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Medal record Women's swimming Competitor for Romania
Olympic Games Gold 2000 Sydney 100 m backstroke Gold 2000 Sydney 200 m backstroke World Championships (LC) Gold 2001 Fukuoka 200 m backstroke Silver 2001 Fukuoka 100 m backstroke European Championships (LC) Silver 2000 Helsinki 50 m backstroke Silver 2000 Helsinki 100 m backstroke Silver 2000 Helsinki 200 m backstroke Bronze 1999 Istanbul 100 m butterfly Bronze 2000 Helsinki 4×100 m medley Diana Iuliana Mocanu (born July 19, 1984 in Brăila) is a former Romanian swimmer. She won gold medals in the 100 meter backstroke and the 200 meter backstroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She also won in the 200 meter backstroke at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships.
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Olympic Champions in Women's 100 m Backstroke 1924: Sybil Bauer • 1928: Marie Braun • 1932: Eleanor Holm • 1936: Nida Senff • 1948: Karen Harup • 1952: Joan Harrison • 1956: Judy Grinham • 1960: Lynn Burke • 1964: Cathy Ferguson • 1968: Kaye Hall • 1972: Melissa Belote • 1976: Ulrike Richter • 1980: Rica Reinisch • 1984: Theresa Andrews • 1988: Kristin Otto • 1992: Krisztina Egerszegi • 1996: Beth Botsford • 2000: Diana Mocanu • 2004: Natalie Coughlin • 2008: Natalie Coughlin
Olympic Champions in Women's 200 m Backstroke 1968: Lillian Watson • 1972: Melissa Belote • 1976: Ulrike Richter • 1980: Rica Reinisch • 1984: Jolanda de Rover • 1988: Krisztina Egerszegi • 1992: Krisztina Egerszegi • 1996: Krisztina Egerszegi • 2000: Diana Mocanu • 2004: Kirsty Coventry • 2008: Kirsty Coventry
World Long Course Champions in Women's 200 m Backstroke 1973: Melissa Belote (USA) • 1975: Birgit Treiber (GDR) • 1978: Linda Jezek (USA) • 1982: Kornelia Sirch (GDR) • 1986: Kornelia Sirch (GDR) • 1991: Krisztina Egerszegi (HUN) • 1994: Chihong He (CHN) • 1998: Roxana Maracineanu (FRA) • 2001: Diana Mocanu (ROM) • 2003: Katy Sexton (GBR) • 2005: Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) • 2007: Margaret Hoelzer (USA) • 2009: Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) • 2011: Missy Franklin (USA)
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Brăila
- Romanian swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Romania
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Backstroke swimmers
- Olympic gold medalists for Romania
- Olympic medalists in swimming
- Female butterfly swimmers
- Female backstroke swimmers
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- European swimming biography stubs
- Romanian sportspeople stubs
- Romanian Olympic medalist stubs
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