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Doina Melinte

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Doina Ofelia Melinte (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈdojna meˈlinte]; née Beșliu on 27 December 1956) is a retired Romanian middle-distance runner. She competed at four Olympics (1980–92), and won a gold medal in the 800 metres and a silver medal in the 1,500 metres in 1984. She won the world indoor title in 1987 and 1989 and the European indoor title in 1985, 1988 and 1990 in the 1,500 m. Her world indoor mile record of 4:17.41 in 1990, stood for 26 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Doina Melinte is the 721st most popular athlete (down from 501st in 2019), the 347th most popular biography from Romania (down from 334th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Romanian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Doina Melinte ranks 721 out of 6,025. Before her are Eugen Schmidt, George Woods, Ferenc Sidó, Anders Gärderud, Marlene Ahrens, and Anna-Lisa Eriksson. After her are Eric Backman, Dorian Yates, Lee Barnes, Leonid Spirin, Hal Brown, and Antonio Conte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Doina Melinte ranks 297. Before her are Stella Kyriakides, Scholastique Mukasonga, Jan Lammers, Richard Kind, Alan Ruck, and Abdullah Çatlı. After her are Pedro Santana Lopes, Anatoly Artsebarsky, Gregorio Manzano, Sandy Neilson, Ernie Brandts, and Simon Tahamata.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Doina Melinte ranks 347 out of 844. Before her are Elemér Kocsis (1910), Barbu Știrbey (1872), Daniela Silivaș (1972), Peter Maffay (1949), Liviu Librescu (1930), and Constantin Coandă (1857). After her are András Kovács (1925), Lajos Steiner (1903), Iuliu Baratky (1910), Constantin Argetoianu (1871), Rudolf Wetzer (1901), and Constantin Negruzzi (1808).

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Among ATHLETES In Romania

Among athletes born in Romania, Doina Melinte ranks 10. Before her are Ivan Patzaichin (1949), István Somodi (1885), Gheorghe Berceanu (1949), Maricica Puică (1950), Dumitru Pârvulescu (1933), and Argentina Menis (1948). After her are Lajos Steiner (1903), Ion Panțuru (1934), Valeriu Bularca (1931), Atanase Sciotnic (1942), Valeria Bufanu (1946), and Nicolae Neagoe (1941).

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