Cristina Nicolau (9 August 1977, in Bucharest – 5 December 2017) was a Romanian triple jumper.
Her personal best jump was 14.70 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Gothenburg. This mark places her jump third in the all-time Romanian woman triple jumper record list, only behind Rodica Mateescu and Adelina Gavrilă. Cristina Nicolau died on 5 December 2017, aged 40.
Achievements Representing 1992World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 10thLong jump5.98 m (wind: -0.9 m/s)1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal9thLong jump6.27 m (wind: +1.9 m/s)1996World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia2ndLong jump6.47 m (wind: +0.2 m/s)2ndTriple jump13.64 m (wind: +0.4 m/s)1997Universiade Catania, Italy 3rdLong jump6.40 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsTurku, Finland 2ndLong jump6.43 m (wind: 0.6 m/s) 1stTriple jump14.22 m (wind: 1.1 m/s)1999European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden4thLong jump6.50 m (wind: 0.8 m/s)1stTriple jump14.70 m (wind: 1.3 m/s)World Championships Seville, Spain 8thTriple jump14.38 m2000European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 2ndTriple jump14.63 mOlympic Games Sydney, Australia 6thTriple jump14.17 m2001World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 6thTriple jump14.05 mWorld Championships Edmonton, Canada 6thTriple jump14.17 m2002European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 5thTriple jump14.11 mEuropean Championships Munich, Germany 5thTriple jump14.39 m2003Military World Games Catania, Italy 3rdLong jump5.93 m 1stTriple jump13.45 m
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