Iolanda Balaș
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Person
- Born
- 1936-12-12
- Died
- 2016-03-11
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Key facts
- Born
- 12 December 1936, Timișoara , Romania
- Died
- 11 March 2016 (2016-03-11) (aged 79), Bucharest , Romania
- Height
- 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
- Weight
- 72 kg (159 lb)
- Sport
- Athletics
- Event
- High jump
- Personal best
- 1.91 m (1961)
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Key dates
- Born
- 12 December 1936
- Died
- 11 March 2016
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jolán
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Romania
- Place of birth
- Timișoara
- Place of death
- Bucharest
- Occupation
- high jumper
- Languages spoken
- Romanian
- Religion
- Latin Church
Article
Iolanda Balaș ( Romanian pronunciation: [joˈlanda ˈbalaʃ], Hungarian: Balázs Jolán, later Balázs-Sőtér Jolán; 12 December 1936 – 11 March 2016) was a Romanian athlete, an Olympic champion and former world record holder in the high jump. She was the first Romanian woman to win an Olympic gold medal and is considered to have been one of the greatest high jumpers of the twentieth century.
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1936 births2016 deaths20th-century Romanian sportswomenAthletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer OlympicsBurials at Ghencea CemeteryDiabetes-related deathsEuropean Athletics Championships medalistsFISU World University Games gold medalists for RomaniaMedalists at the 1959 Summer Universiade