Iolanda Balaș
Iolanda Balaș (Romanian pronunciation: [joˈlanda ˈbalaʃ], Hungarian: Balázs Jolán, later Balázs-Sőtér Jolán; 12 December 1936 – 11 March 2016) was a Romanian athlete, an Olympic champion and former world record holder in the high jump. She was the first Romanian woman to win an Olympic gold medal and is considered to have been one of the greatest high jumpers of the twentieth century.
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| Born | 12 December 1936 Timișoara, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 March 2016 (aged 79) Bucharest, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | High jump | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 1.91 m (1961) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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