Monica Dinescu-Iagăr (born April 2, 1973 in Sighetu Marmaţiei) is a

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competing in

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

. Her personal best jump is 2.02 metres. She made her international debut in 1995 but went through a six-month drug suspension in 1996. In 1998 she won the

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with 1.96 m and outdoor European Championships with 1.97 m. She also won the 1999

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and also won the

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meet that year. She finished 8th at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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1973 births Living people Romanian female high jumpers People from Sighetu Marmației Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Doping cases in athletics Olympic athletes for Romania European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for Romania Universiade silver medalists for Romania Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade Sportspeople from Maramureș County {{Romania-athletics-bio-stub

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