Daniela Costian

Daniela Costian (born 30 April 1965) is a former Olympic discus throw bronze medallist. She was born in Brăila, Romania, but became an Australian citizen in 1990. She competed in the discus contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. She won a silver medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics.

Daniela Costian

Personal information
Nationality	Romanian (until 1991) Australian (after 1991)
Born	(1965-04-30) 30 April 1965 Brăila, Romania
Years active	1984-2000
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Country	Romania Australia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Turned pro	1984
Retired	2000
Achievements and titles
Personal best	73.84 m (1988)
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing Australia Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Discus World Championships 1993 Stuttgart Discus Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria Discus

Her personal best throw reached a distance of 73.84 m. Set in 1988, it was a Romanian record. Her best result achieved for Australia was 68.72 metres in 1994. This was both the Australian and the Oceanian record for 23 years until it was broken by Dani Stevens in August 2017.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Australia
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	3rd	Discus	66.24 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	14th	Discus	61.66 m

External links

• Daniela Costian at World Athletics
• Profile at athletics.com.au