Monday, June 28, 2010

June 28 Birthdays

1962
Anişoara Cuşmir-Stanciu, Romania, long jumper. Anişoara Cuşmir-Stanciu won the silver medal in the women's long jump at the 1983 (Helsinki) World Championships in athletics, finishing behind Heike Drechsler of the German Democratic Republic. During the same year Cuşmir set two world records in the women's long jump of 7.21m and 7.43m. In 1984 Cuşmir won the event at the (Los Angeles) Olympic Games, leaping 6.96m to capture the gold medal.

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