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Violeta Szekely

1965 - Today

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Violeta Szekely, née Beclea (born 26 March 1965, in Dolheștii Mari, Suceava County) is a Romanian former middle distance runner who competed mainly in the 1500 metres. She competed in two Olympic Games, in 1992 and 2000. She was favored to win the 2000 Summer Olympics 1500 metres after a stellar season, but getting boxed in around the final curb would cost her the gold medal. She only got out about 80 metres from the end and while she made up considerable ground was unable to catch the ground lost while trapped inside to surprise winner Nouria Merah-Benida. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Violeta Szekely is the 2,899th most popular athlete (up from 3,000th in 2019). (up from 4,883rd in 2019)

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Among athletes, Violeta Szekely ranks 2,899 out of 6,025. Before her are Fatuma Roba, Vladimer Aptsiauri, Butch Johnson, Pierpaolo Ferrazzi, Al Joyner, and Christophe Lemaitre. After her are Ekaterina Dafovska, Dorothy Hyman, Ali Saïdi-Sief, Franka Dietzsch, José Pinto, and Mamdouh Elssbiay.

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Among people born in 1965, Violeta Szekely ranks 692. Before her are Juan Carlos, Catalino Rivarola, Franck Piccard, Allar Levandi, Pierpaolo Ferrazzi, and Rafael Paz. After her are Catherine Dent, Anton Doboș, Ahn Jae-hyung, Francis Moreau, Dominique Herr, and Emil Săndoi.

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