Ileana Silai
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 Ileana Silai |
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Competitor for  Romania |
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| Silver | 1968 Mexico City | 800 metres | |
Ileana Gergely Silai (born October 14, 1941 in Cluj) is a retired Romanian middle distance runner. She won the silver medal over 800 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics behind Madeline Manning but ahead of Mia Gommers.
In the 800 metres, she also won silver medals at the 1971 and 1972 European Indoor Championships. She won a gold medal in 1978, this time over 1500 metres.
In 1979, she received a one-year ban for a positive drug test.
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Preceded by Tatyana Kazankina |
Women's 800 metres Best Year Performance 1977 |
Succeeded by Tatyana Providokhina |
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