Argentina Menis (19 July 1948 – 3 March 2023) was a Romanian discus thrower who won silver medals at the

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in.

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and

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. She finished sixth at the 1976 Olympics. On 23 September 1972, she set a

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that stood for eight months. After retiring from competitions she worked at her club Dinamo București. Menis died on 3 March 2023, at the age of 74.

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1948 births 2023 deaths Romanian female discus throwers Sportspeople from Craiova Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Romania Olympic silver medalists for Romania World record setters in athletics (track and field) European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade silver medalists for Romania Medalists at the 1973 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1975 Summer Universiade {{Romania-Olympic-medalist-stub