Alina Astafei

Alina Astafei (known before 1995 as Galina Astafei; born June 7, 1969 in Bucharest) is a German and formerly Romanian track and field athlete. In the 1990's she was one of the world's best high jumpers.

Her biggest success is the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where she jumped over 2.00 meters. She represented Romania at those games. She first jumped over 2 meters in 1988, her personal best was 2.01 meters in 1995.

On January 9, 1995, she left the Romanian track and field association and since March 1, 1995, she has had German citizenship. Astafei represented USC Mainz (1995-1997) and MTG 1899 Mannheim (from 1998; Trainer: Dan Vladescu). While she was active she was 1.81 meters tall and weighed 60kg.

Individual results (until 1994 for Romania)

*1986, Junior World championship: 2nd place (1.90m)
*1987, Junior European championship: 1st place (1.88m)
*1988, Olympic Games: 5th place (1.88m); Junior World championship: 1st place (2.00m)
*1989, World Cup final: 3rd place (1.94m); Europa Cup final: 1st place (2.00m)
*1992, Olympic Games: 2nd place (2.00m); World Cup final: 2nd place (1.91m)
*1993, World championship: 4th place (1.94m); Europa Cup final: 1st place (2.00m)
*1995, World championship: 2nd place (1.99m); Europa Cup final: 1st place (2.00m)
*1996, Olympic Games : 5th place (1.96m); Europa Cup final: 1st place (1.98m)
*1997, World championship: 3rd place (1.95m)
*1998, European championship: 3rd place (1.95m); World Cup final: 6th place (1.90m); Europa Cup final: 2nd place (1.95m)
*2001, Europa Cup final: 1st place (1.89m)