Ileana Silai (née ''Gergely'' on 14 October 1941) is a retired

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n middle-distance runner. She competed in the 800 m at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics and in the 1500 m at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics. She won a silver over 800 m in 1968. At the European indoor championships she won silver medals in the 800 metres in 1971 and 1972 and a gold in the 1500 m in 1978.

Biography

Silai took up athletics in 1957, following her brother, and first trained in sprint and long jump. She then married and had a break from athletics until 1963. After retiring she moved to

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, Germany, where her husband worked as an architect and she trained children. Since 1991 she has not been involved with sport.Gál, László (29 August 2016)
Kolozsvár elfeledett olimpikonja: Silay Ilona
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Doping

In 1979 Silai was banned for 18 months for taking anabolic steroids.7 women fail dope test
The Deseret News, 25 October 1979
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.'' 31 March 1980 After 8 months she was reinstatedOlympic Review:
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of the Netherlands said that an 18-month suspension in the steroid case would have kept the women out of the Moscow Olympics, which would have constituted "an extra penalty." He said that the IAAF Council had therefore reinstated them for "humane reasons."

References

1941 births Living people Sportspeople from Cluj-Napoca Romanian female middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of Romania Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Romania Doping cases in athletics Romanian sportspeople in doping cases Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Romania-athletics-bio-stub