Argentina Menis

Argentina Menis

Argentina Menis at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born	19 July 1948 (1948-07-19) (age 73) Cernele, Dolj, Romania
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus throw
Club	CS Dinamo București[1]
Coached by	Mihai Nistor Ion Rinderiu Ioan Benga[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	67.96 m (1976)[2]
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1972 Munich Discus throw European Championships 1974 Rome Discus throw Universiade 1973 Moscow Discus throw 1975 Rome Discus throw

Argentina Menis (born 19 July 1948) is a retired Romanian discus thrower who won silver medals at the 1972 Olympics and 1974 European Athletics Championships. She finished sixth at the 1976 Olympics.^[3][4] On 23 September 1972 she set a world record that stood for eight months.^[5] After retiring from competitions she worked at her club Dinamo București.^[1]

The reason why she is named "Argentina" is still unknown.

References[]

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External links[]

• Argentina Menis at World Athletics
• Argentina Menis at the International Olympic Committee
• Argentina Menis at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (English translation)
• Argentina Menis at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

Records
Preceded by Faina Melnik	Women's Discus World Record Holder 23 September 1972 – 25 May 1973	Succeeded by Faina Melnik

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