Otilia Silvia Ruicu-Eșanu (born 20 August 1978 in Lugoj) is a retired

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n athlete who specialised in the

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. She represented her country at the

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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) People from Lugoj Universiade silver medalists for Romania Sportspeople from Timiș County {{Romania-athletics-bio-stub