Constantin ("Costică") Bălan (born August 25, 1964 in Băcani, Vaslui) is a retired male racewalker from Romania. He twice competed for his native country in the men's 20 km race walk event at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000.
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Romania
| |||||
| 1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | — | 20 km | DSQ |
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 20th | 20 km | 1:26:53 |
| — | 50 km | DNF | |||
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 45th | 20 km | 1:29:36 |
| 1999 | World Race Walking Cup | Mézidon-Canon, France | 23rd | 20 km | 1:24:56 |
| 2000 | European Race Walking Cup | Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany | 12th | 20 km | 1:21:43 |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 18th | 20 km | 1:23:42 | |
| 2003 | European Race Walking Cup | Cheboksary, Russia | 22nd | 20 km | 1:24:56 |
References
edit- Costică Bălan at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Costică Bălan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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