Florentina Costina Iusco, born Marincu (born 8 April 1996 in

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) is a

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track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who competes in the

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

. Iusco grew up in

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, a city famous for

gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ...

. She was interested in sports and as her physique was not suited to gymnastics she focused on

athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

instead. Her international debut came at the senior level when she was aged sixteen. At the

2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships The 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held at Scandinavium and Svenska Mässan in Gothenburg, Sweden, on 1–3 March 2013. Bidding process The decision to grant the event for Gothenburg was made by the European Athletics Council a ...

she came 17th, failing to go beyond six metres. She came to prominence internationally with a gold medal double in the

and

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

at the

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– becoming only the second athlete to achieve that feat, after her compatriot Cristine Spataru. She ended that year with personal bests of for the long jump and for the triple jump.Florentina Marincu
IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-03-07. In her 2014 season, she set a series of personal bests, including for the long jump, 11.85 seconds for the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

and 7.40 seconds for the

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior at ...

. Iusco won her first senior medal at the age of eighteen at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships – after a jump of in the qualifying round, she had a personal best and European junior record of in the final, which brought her the bronze medal behind

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and Sosthene Taroum Moguenara.Badea, Elena (2015-03-07)
CE de sală de la Praga: Florentina Marincu, bronz la săritura în lungime
''DC News''. Retrieved on 2015-03-07.

Personal bests

;Outdoor *

– 11.85 seconds (2014) *

Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

– (2019) *

Triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

– (2013) ;Indoor *

– 7.40 seconds (2014) *Long jump – (2015) *Triple jump – (2013)

International competitions

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Iusco, Florentina Living people 1996 births Romanian female long jumpers People from Deva, Romania World Athletics Championships athletes for Romania European Games competitors for Romania Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 European Games Romanian female triple jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of Romania Universiade bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade bronze medalists for Romania 20th-century Romanian women 21st-century Romanian women