Iolanda Balaș
Romanian olympic athlete
Iolanda Balaș was a Romanian athlete, an Olympic champion and former world record holder in the high jump. She was the first Romanian woman to win an Olympic gold medal and is considered to have been one of the greatest high jumpers of the... Wikipedia
Born: December 12, 1936, Timișoara, Romania
Died: March 11, 2016 (age 79 years), Bucharest, Romania
Height: 6′ 1″
Sport: Athletics
Weight: 72 kg (159 lb)