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Iolanda Balaș
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Romanian high jumper (1936-2016)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Iolanda Balaș is referenced by 320 other articles, and connects out to World University Games, Women's high jump world record progression and USA Track & Field.
Vinony files it under 1936 births, 2016 deaths and 20th-century Romanian sportswomen.
Its subject is documented across 37 Wikipedia language editions.
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Key facts
- Born
- 12 December 1936, Timișoara , Romania
- Died
- 11 March 2016 (2016-03-11) (aged 79), Bucharest , Romania
- Height
- 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
- Weight
- 72 kg (159 lb)
- Sport
- Athletics
- Event
- High jump
- Personal best
- 1.91 m (1961)
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 72
- Image
- Iolanda Balaș 1967.jpg
- Height
- 1.85
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- date of birth
- 1936-12-12
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- Iolanda Balaș
- date of death
- 2016-03-11
- name in native language
- Iolanda Balaș
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Iolanda Balaș” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.