Florența Crăciunescu

Florența Crăciunescu (later Ionescu, then Țacu, 7 May 1955 – 8 June 2008) was a Romanian athlete. She won a bronze medal in the discus throw at the 1984 Olympics, finishing sixth in 1980; in 1984 she also placed eighth in the shot put. Her elder sister Carmen Ionesco competed in the same events for Canada at the 1984 Olympics.^[1]

Florența Crăciunescu

Personal information
Birth name	Florența Ionescu
Full name	Florența Țacu-Crăciunescu
Born	(1955-05-07)7 May 1955 Craiova, Romania[1]
Died	8 June 2008(2008-06-08) (aged 53)[2] Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw, shot put
Club	CSM Craiova CSA Steaua București[3]
Coached by	Ionel Ghita Dan Serafim[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	DT – 69.50 m (1985)[4] SP – 18.06 m (1983i)[1]
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Discus Universiade 1981 Bucharest Discus 1983 Edmonton Discus