Constantina Diță
Constantina Diță in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Romania |
| Born | January 23, 1970 Turburea, Romania |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Long-distance running |
| Club | CS Pandurii Tg. Jiu |
Medal record | |
Constantina Diță (formerly Constantina Diță-Tomescu born on January 23, 1970, in Turburea, Gorj County), is a Romanian long-distance runner, who specializes mainly in the half marathon and marathon. She was the marathon gold medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, having previously won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. She also represented her country at the Olympics in 2000 and 2004. She was named the BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year in 2008.
Diță has a marathon best of 2:21:30 hours. She was the champion at the 2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships – the first Romanian to win that honour. She was the 2004 Chicago Marathon winner.