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Paula Ivan

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Paula Ivan (born 20 July 1963 as Ionescu, later known as Ilie) is a retired Romanian middle-distance runner. Born in Herăști, Giurgiu County, she graduated from the Gheorghe Șincai High School in Bucharest in 1982. In 1987, Ivan won gold medals in the 1500 m and 3000 m at the 1987 Summer Universiade. Later the same year at the World Championships she did not advance past the heats of the same events. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Paula Ivan is the 1,763rd most popular athlete (up from 1,881st in 2024), the 485th most popular biography from Romania (up from 518th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Romanian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Paula Ivan ranks 1,763 out of 6,025. Before her are Ivan Kizimov, Leni Schmidt, Vyacheslav Vedenin, Zygmunt Chychła, Folke Alnevik, and Bill Hobbs. After her are Hugo Simon, Victor Verschueren, Bruno Junk, Chris Berger, Renaud Lavillenie, and Michael Wheeler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Paula Ivan ranks 407. Before her are Michael Beach, Fernando Villavicencio, Hennadiy Lytovchenko, Sükhbaataryn Batbold, Heino Ferch, and Rikiya Koyama. After her are Alaska, Thomas Brezina, Scott Ian, Denniz Pop, Domenico Battaglia, and Larry the Cable Guy.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Paula Ivan ranks 485 out of 844. Before her are Florin Cîțu (1972), Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu (1962), Monica Lovinescu (1923), Liviu Dragnea (1962), Octav Băncilă (1872), and Cornel Penu (1946). After her are Vasile Deheleanu (1910), Ioachim Moldoveanu (1913), Alma Gluck (1884), Dacian Cioloș (1969), Árpád Tóth (1886), and Gheorghe Fiat (1929).

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Among ATHLETES In Romania

Among athletes born in Romania, Paula Ivan ranks 23. Before her are Ion Drîmbă (1942), Vasile Dîba (1954), Vasile Tiță (1928), Leon Rotman (1934), Constantin Alexandru (1953), and Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu (1962). After her are Sofia Corban (1956), Ghiță Licu (1945), Sanda Toma (1956), Chira Apostol (1960), Fița Lovin (1951), and Elena Horvat (1958).

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