Cristina Casandra Explained

Cristina Casandra, née Iloc (born 1 February 1977 in Zalău) is a Romanian long-distance runner who specializes mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase. She took up the event in 2000, having initially specialized in the 5000 metres.

She was the bronze medallist at the Balkan Cross Country Championships in March 2011.^[1] She finished 5th at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but did not reach the final at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^{[2] [3]}

Achievements

Representing
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	5000 m	15:41.44
1997	European U23 Championships	Turku, Finland	2nd	5000 m	15:46.59
1999	Universiade	Palma de Mallorca, Spain	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	5000 m	16:03.18
	European U23 Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5000m	15:22.64
2003	Universiade	Daegu, South Korea	3rd	5000 m	15:50.44
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	7th	3000 m s'chase	9:39.52
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	7th	3000 m s'chase	9:46.06
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	10th	3000 m s'chase	9:42.94
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	5th	3000 m s'chase	9:40.47
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	6th	3000 m s'chase	9:29.63
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	5th	3000 m s'chase	9:16.85
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	11th (heats)	3000 m s'chase	9:49.88

Personal bests

• 3000 metres - 9:02.94 min (2001)
• 3000 metres steeplechase - 9:16.85 min (2008)
• 5000 metres - 15:22.64 min (1999)

References

1. http://www.european-athletics.org/general-news/petrovic-and-jevtic-win-balkan-cross-country-titles.html Petrovic and Jevtic win Balkan cross country titles
2. Web site: Beijing 2008 - Women's 3000m Steeplechase. 22 September 2014. www.olympic.org. IOC.
3. Web site: London 2012 - Women's 3000m Steeplechase. 22 September 2014. www.olympic.org. IOC.