Lia Manoliu

[1] In the winter of 1967–68, the Romanian Athletics Federation informed the 35-year-old Manoliu that she was too old to try for the Olympics again and that she need not bother turning out for their training camp sessions.This only increased her determination, and after months of individual training, she qualified for the Mexico City Olympics.[1] On 19 July 1969, Manoliu won the UK national WAAA discus title at Crystal Palace, and in 1972, she finished 9th in the discus final at the 1972 Olympics with a throw of 58.50 m.[1] She retired shortly after the 1972 Games, and in 1974 was awarded the UNESCO Fair Play Prize, for her support to the ideals of fair and loyal competition.From 1973 and until her death Manoliu served as vice-president and then as president (since 1990) of the Romanian Olympic Committee.[3][4][5] She died of a heart attack in January 1998 after lapsing into a coma during surgery for a brain tumor the week before.
Lia Manoliu
Grave of Lia Manoliu at Bellu Cemetery
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