Constantina Diţă (formerly Constantina Diţă-Tomescu) is here known as Constantina Tomescu.
| The main photo above shows Constantina acknowledging the crowd as she
nears the finish line in the womens Marathon at the 2008 Olympic Games
in Beijing. Tomescu produced an excellent performance to win the gold
medal in a time of 2.26.44 and she can be seen crossing the line, arms
outstretched in celebration, in the inset picture. The race was ran in
very tough conditions, due to the extreme heat, making the 38 year old
Romanian's achievement all the more impressive. |
She also represented her country at the Olympics in 2000, 2004 (20th) and 2012 (86th).
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Women's Marathon.
2008 Olympic Games.
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| 1. Constantina TOMESCU |
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ROM |
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2: 26.44 |
| 2. Catherine NDEREBA |
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KEN |
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2: 27.06 |
| 3. Chunxiu ZHOU |
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CHN |
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2: 27.07 |
| 4. Xiaolin ZHU |
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CHN |
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2: 27.16 |
| 5. Martha KOMU |
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KEN |
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2: 27.23 |
| 6. Mara YAMAUCHI |
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GBR |
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2: 27.29 |
| 7. Irina TIMOFEEVA |
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RUS |
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2: 27.31 |
| 8. Lidia Elena SIMON |
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ROM |
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2: 27.51 |
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The photo above shows Constantina about to cross the finishing line in the women's
Marathon at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. She produced a fine performance
to win the bronze medal, her first medal at a major championship, in a time of 2: 23.19.
Photo George Herringshaw. © 14th. August 2005.
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Women's Marathon.
2005 World Athletics Championships.
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| 1. Paula RADCLIFFE |
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GBR |
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2: 20.57 |
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CR |
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| 2. Catherine NDEREBA |
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KEN |
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2: 22.01 |
| 3. Constantina TOMESCU |
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ROM |
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2: 23.19 |
| 4. Derartu TULU |
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ETH |
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2: 23.30 |
| 5. Chunxiu ZHOU |
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CHN |
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2: 24.12 |
| 6. Yumiko HARA |
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JPN |
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2: 24.20 |
| 7. Rita Sitienei JEPTOO |
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KEN |
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2: 24.22 |
| 8. Harumi HIROYAMA |
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JPN |
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2: 25.46 |
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ANNUAL PROGRESS.
2012 2:32:34 London 22 APR
2010 2:41:12 London 25 APR
2009 2:36:06 Yokohama 15 NOV
2008 2:26:44 Beijing 17 AUG
2007 2:23:55 London 22 APR (4th London marathon)
2006 2:24:25 Chicago 22 OCT
2005 2:21:30 Chicago 09 OCT (personal best - winning Chicago marathon_
2004 2:23:45 Chicago 10 OCT
2003 2:23:35 Chicago 12 OCT
2002 2:23:54 Amsterdam 20 OCT
2001 2:26:39 Tokyo 18 NOV (4th Tokyo marathon)
2000 2:37:57 Istanbul 15 OCT
1999 2:36:28 Sevilla 29 AUG
1998 2:34:35 Budapest 23 AUG