The athletics competition at the 1981 Summer Universiade was held at the National Stadium in Bucharest, Romania, in July 1981. The programme featured 23 events for men and 16 for women. A total of fou
The host stadium for the events
Petra Felke won her first international gold in the javelin and went on to win at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
1980 Olympian Ines Müller took silver in the women's shot put.
Javelin runner-up Gerald Weiß was one of many East Germans to medal in the throws.
Vali Ionescu
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Valeria "Valy" Ionescu is a retired long jumper from Romania. She won the European title in 1982 and an Olympic silver medal in 1984. Ionescu spent her entire career with the club Rapid Bucuresti, and
Athletics at the 1981 Summer Universiade
…Simeoni (ITA) 1.96 m GR Lyudmila Andonova (BUL) 1.94 m Tamara Bykova (URS) 1.94 m Long jump Tatyana Kolpakova (URS) 6.83 m Anişoara Cuşmir (ROM) 6.77 m Valy Ionescu (ROM) 6.61 m Shot put Helma Knorscheidt (GDR) 20.24 m Ines Müller (GDR) 19.66 m Lyudmila Savina (URS) 18.50 m Discus throw Florenţa Crăciunescu (ROM…
Ionescu at the 1984 Olympics