Otilia Silvia Ruicu-Eșanu (born 20 August 1978 in

Lugoj Lugoj (; ; ; ; ; ) is a list of cities and towns in Romania, city in Timiș County, Romania. The Timiș, Timiș River divides the city into two halves: the "Romanian Lugoj" that spreads on the right bank, and the "German Lugoj" on the left bank. Th ...

) is a retired

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

n athlete who specialised in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...

. She represented her country at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

reaching the second round.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *400 metres – 51.47 (Funchal 2001) *800 metres – 2:02.58 (Barletta 2002) Indoor *400 metres – 53.40 (Ghent 2000)

References

1978 births Living people Romanian female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Romania Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Sportspeople from Lugoj FISU World University Games silver medalists for Romania {{Romania-athletics-bio-stub