Roxana Rotaru
Romanian long-distance runner
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Roxana Elisabeta Rotaru, née Bârcă (born 22 June 1988) is a Romanian long-distance runner. She represented her country in the 5000 metres at the 2010 European Athletics Championships. She also competed at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships, coming tenth in the 3000 metres.
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22 June 1988
Bârcă in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Roxana Elisabeta Rotaru |
| Born | Roxana Bârcă 22 June 1988 |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 46 kg (101 lb) (2013) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Romania |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event | 5000 m |
| College team | Spiru Haret University |
She came third at the World University Cross Country Championships in 2012 and was part of the silver medal-winning Romanian team alongside Ancuta Bobocel.[1]
She served a two-year doping ban for the use of a prohibited substance, Methasterone, at the 2013 Summer Universiade, where she originally won the gold medal in the 5000 metres. The ban lasted from 11 July 2013 to 3 September 2015.[2]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing Romania | |||||
| 2007 | European Junior Championships | Hengelo, Netherlands | 4th | 5000 m | 16:46.55 |
| 2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 12th | 5000 m | 17:03.84 |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 15th | 5000 m | 16:06.10 |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 9th | 3000 m | 9:09.19 |
| Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 8th | 5000 m | 16:11.94 | |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | 5000 m | 15:16.54 (PB) |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 34th (h) | 5000 m | 16:01.04 | |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 9th | 3000 m | 9:10.51 |
| Universiade | Kazan, Russia | – | 5000 m | DQ | |
