Daniela Cîrlan

Elena Daniela Cîrlan (born 18 September 1980 in Sibiu), known as Daniela Cîrlan (sometimes spelled Cârlan), is a female long-distance runner and former race walker from Romania.

Race walker As a race walker her biggest successes were a fifth place in 5000 m walk at the 1998 World Junior Championships and a sixteenth place in 20 km at the 2004 World Race Walking Cup. She also competed at the 2003 World Championships and the 2004 Olympic Games.

Long-distance running In 2006 Cârlan took up running. In October 2007 she ran the half marathon in 1:12:14 hours, finishing 28th at the 2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships. In marathon, she competed at the 2016 Olympic Games.

Achievements Representing 1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 5th 5000 m walk 22:04.60 1999 European Junior Championships Riga, Latvia 2nd 5000 m walk 21:46.15 2000 European Race Walking Cup Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany 13th 20 km walk 1:31:30 2001 European Race Walking Cup Dudince, Slovakia — 20 km walk European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 9th 20 km walk 1:34:41 2003 World Championships Paris, France 23rd 20 km walk 1:36:02 2004 Summer Olympics Athens, Greece 37th 20 km walk 1:37:14 2005 European Race Walking Cup Miskolc, Hungary — 20 km walk 2007 Vienna City Marathon Vienna, Austria 1st Half marathon 1:16:11 2008 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 9th Marathon 2:36:18 2009 Hanover Marathon Hanover, Germany 3rd Marathon 2:45:22 Bucharest Marathon Bucharest, Romania 1st Marathon 2:44:49 2010 Kavarna Marathon Kavarna, Bulgaria 1st Marathon 2:38:41 European Championships Barcelona, Spain — Marathon Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 13th Marathon 2:42:34 Bucharest Marathon Bucharest, Romania 4th Marathon 2:50:01 2011 Kavarna Marathon Kavarna, Bulgaria 4th Marathon 2:44:58 Bucharest Marathon Bucharest, Romania 5th Marathon 2:42:26 2012 Naples Marathon Naples, Italy 2nd Marathon 2:44:14 Treviso Marathon Treviso, Italy 1st Marathon 2:39:20 2013 Three Hearts Marathon Radenci, Slovenia 1st Marathon 2:41:55 2015 Bratislava Marathon Bratislava, Slovakia 2nd Marathon 2:42:41 Krakow Marathon Krakow, Poland 3rd Marathon 2:43:38 2016 Summer Olympics Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — Marathon