| Daniela Cârlan | |
| Nationality: | Romanian |
| Birth Date: | September 18, 1980 |
| Height: | 1.62 m |
| Weight: | 45 kg |
| Sport: | Long-distance runner |
| Worlds: | 2003 World Championships |
| Olympics: | 2004 Olympic Games |
Elena Daniela Cârlan (or Cîrlan born 18 September 1980, in Sibiu) is a female long-distance runner and former race walker from Romania.
As a race walker her biggest successes were a fifth place in 5000 m walk at the 1998 World Junior Championships and a sixteenth place in 20 km at the 2004 World Race Walking Cup. She also competed at the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games.
In 2006 Cârlan took up running. In October 2007 she ran the half marathon in 1:12:14 hours, finishing 28th at the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships.
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 5th | 5000m walk | 22:04.60 | |
| 2000 | European Race Walking Cup | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 13th | 20 km | 1:31:30 | |
| 2001 | European Race Walking Cup | Dudince, Slovakia | — | 20 km | DSQ | |
| European U23 Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 9th | 20 km | 1:34:41 | ||
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 23rd | 20 km | 1:36:02 | |