Bianca Florentina Ghelber (née Perie; born 1 June 1990) is a

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er from

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. Her personal best throw is 74.18 metres, achieved in August at

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Career

Perie was born in

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. As a junior, she was dominant in her field. She won gold medals at the 2005 World Youth Championships, the 2006 World Junior Championships, the 2007 World Youth Championships, the 2007 European Junior Championships and the 2008 World Junior Championships. She also competed at the 2007 World Championships and the

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and

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without reaching the final.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghelber, Bianca 1990 births Living people Romanian female hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Romania Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade bronze medalists for Romania People from Roman, Romania Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics 20th-century Romanian women 21st-century Romanian women European Athletics Championships winners