Paula Ivan wins the 1,500m final and the Gold medal at the 1988
Olympic Games by an incredible margin of over six seconds.
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Women's 1500m. Final.
Olympic Games 1988
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| 1. Paula IVAN |
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ROM |
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3.53.96 OR |
| 2. Lailuta Baikauskaite |
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SOV |
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4.00.24 |
| 3. Tatyana Samolenko |
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SOV |
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4.00.30 |
| 4. Christina Cahill |
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GBR |
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4.00.64 |
| 5. Lynn Williams |
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CAN |
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4.00.86 |
| 6. Andrea Hahmann |
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GDR |
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4.00.96 |
| 7. Shireen Bailey |
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GBR |
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4.02.32 |
| 8. Mary Slaney |
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USA |
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4.02.49 |
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Women's 3000m. Final.
Olympic Games 1988
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| 1. Tatyana Samolenko |
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SOV |
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8.26.53 OR |
| 2. Paula IVAN |
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ROM |
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8.27.15 |
| 3. Yvonne Murray |
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GBR |
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8.29.02 |
| 4. Yelena Romanova |
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SOV |
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8.30.45 |
| 5. Natalya Artemova |
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SOV |
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8.31.67 |
| 6. Vicki Huber |
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USA |
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8.37.25 |
| 7. Wendy Sly |
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GBR |
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8.37.70 |
| 8. Lynn Williams |
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CAN |
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8.38.43 |
PERSONAL BEST PERFORMANCES.
800 Metres 1:56.42 Ankara 16 JUL 1988
1000 Metres 2:34.73 London 14 JUL 1989
1500 Metres 3:53.96 Seoul 01 OCT 1988
One Mile 4:15.61 Nice 10 JUL 1989
3000 Metres 8:27.15 Seoul 25 SEP 1988
5000 Metres 15:31.22 Hamamatsu 07 MAY 1989
In 1989 she broke the world record for the mile with a time of 4:15.61.
In 2000, at 36 years old and after ten seasons away from competition,
Ivan returned for one more season. She ran the 1,500m in several meets
on the IAAF Grand Prix circuit, with her season's best time being 4:04.66,
at the Monte Carlo Herculis-Zepter meet, on 18 August 2000.
In 2002 she became a member of the Faculty of Physical Education and
Sport at Spiru Haret University in Bucharest.