Mihaela Loghin (born 1 June 1952) is a shot putter from Romania. She won a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics, one centimetre behind Claudia Losch,[1] and a bronze medal at the 1986 European Indoor Championships.[2]

Mihaela Loghin
Personal information
Born1 June 1952 (1952-06) (age 72)
Roman, Romania[1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country Romania
SportAthletics
EventShot put
ClubUniversity of Bucharest
CSA Steaua București[2]
Coached byIoan Sabau
Achievements and titles
Personal best21.00 m (1984)[3]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Shot put
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Madrid Shot put
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1975 Rome Shot put
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Mexico City Shot put

After retiring from competitions in 1991, Loghin taught physical education, first at a school in Focsani and since 1992 at a military academy.[2]

She has continued to compete in Masters athletics, setting the world record in the W60 division on 9 June 2012 at a meet in Bucharest.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mihaela Loghin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Mihaela Loghin. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ^ Mihaela Loghin at World Athletics  
  4. ^ Records Outdoor Women. world-masters-athletics.org
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