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Iolanda Balaș (Romanian pronunciation: [joˈlanda ˈbalaʃ], Hungarian: Balázs Jolán, later Balázs-Sőtér Jolán; 12 December 1936 – 11 March 2016) was a Romanian athlete, an Olympic champion and former world record holder in the high jump.
Iolanda Balaș. Aspect. ascunde. Iolanda Balaș Sőtér (în maghiară Balázs-Sőtér Jolán; n. 12 decembrie 1936, Timișoara, România – d. 11 martie 2016, București, România [9]) a fost campioană olimpică română de etnie maghiară, care a dominat proba de săritura în înălțime timp de un deceniu.
Mar 11, 2016 · The IAAF is deeply saddened to hear that Romania’s two-time Olympic high jump champion Iolanda Balas died on Friday (11) following gastric complications. She was 79. Along with her two Olympic titles and 14 world records, Balas was unbeaten for almost 11 years, notching up 150 consecutive victories.
Iolanda Balas was a Romanian athlete, the dominant performer in the women’s high jump during the late 1950s and ’60s. She won two Olympic gold medals in the event, set 14 world records, and was the first woman to high-jump 6 feet (1.83 metres).
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Oct 8, 2021 · Since the introduction of women’s athletics events to the Olympic programme in 1928, only one woman has been able to win two consecutive Olympic gold medals in the high jump: Iolanda Balas. She achieved it in 1960 and 1964 with a modified scissor technique.
Mar 11, 2016 · Sixty years ago today in Rome, Romania’s Iolanda Balas won the first of her two career Olympic high jump titles. In addition to Balas’s Olympic golds, her career was headlined by 14 world records and an unmatched win streak of 150 competitions which kept her unbeaten for almost 11 years.
Iolanda Balas completely dominated women's high jumping between 1957 and 1967. Breaking world records over and over again. She won an incredible 140 consecutive competitions and broke the world record 14 times. Her 1961 record of 1.91 metres remained unbeaten for ten years. Balas was equally successful at the Olympic Games.
