Carmen Ionesco Explained

Carmen Ionesco (birth name Carmen Ionescu; born July 28, 1951, in Bucharest, Romania) is a retired discus thrower and shot putter, who competed for Romania and Canada at the Summer Olympics.

She represented Romania in her first Olympic appearance, at Munich in 1972. Following her emigration to Canada, Ionesco competed for Canada at two Commonwealth Games (1978 and 1982), the 1979 Pan American Games, and the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Her younger sister Florența competed for Romania in the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueResultEvent
Representing Romania
1972Munich, West Germany7thDiscus
Representing
1978Edmonton, Canada2ndShot Put
1stDiscus
1979San Juan, Puerto Rico3rdShot Put
3rdDiscus
1982Brisbane, Australia6thShot Put
4thDiscus
1984Los Angeles, United States12thShot Put
13thDiscus

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