Claudia Ștef, née Iovan (born 25 February 1978 in Craiova, Romania) is a Romanian women's professional race walker.
Ștef holds the world indoor record for 3000 metres track walk with 11:40.33 minutes, achieved in January 1999 in Bucharest.http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/records/gender=W/location=I/recordsType=WR/eventCatCode=/junior=N/area=/index.html IAAF statistics
Doping She tested positive for nandrolone in an out-of-competition test on 20 May 2000 and received a two-year doping ban.Romanian walker receives doping ban, BBC 10 November 2000
Achievements Representing 1996World Junior ChampionshipsSydney, Australia 3rd5000 m21:57.111997World Race Walking CupPoděbrady, Czech Republic34th10 km45:03European Junior ChampionshipsLjubljana, Slovenia 1st5000 m21:15.991998European Race Walking CupDudince, Slovakia 3rd10 km43:12European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary12th10 km44:101999World Race Walking CupMézidon-Canon, France6th20 km1:29:39European U23 ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden1st20 km1:33:17World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain 11th20 km1:33:46UniversiadePalma, Spain 1st10 km44:222002World Race Walking CupTurin, Italy6th20 km1:30:05European Championships Munich, Germany5th20 km1:29:572003World ChampionshipsParis, France5th20 km1:29:092004World Race Walking CupNaumburg, Germany12th20 km1:29:402005World Championships Helsinki, Finland 8th20 km1:30:072006World Race Walking CupA Coruña, Spain 11th20 km1:29:46European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden5th20 km1:29:272007World Championships Osaka, Japan6th20 km1:32:472008World Race Walking CupCheboksary, Russia21st20 km1:33:192009European Race Walking CupMetz, France15th20 km1:39:10World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany23rd20 km1:36:092011European Race Walking CupOlhão, Portugal —20 kmDQWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea26th20 km1:36:552012World Race Walking CupSaransk, Russia12th20 km1:32:15Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom38th20 km1:33:562015European Race Walking CupMurcia, Spain26th20 km1:34:317thTeam - 20 km95 ptsWorld Championships Beijing, China24th20 km1:34:51
See also List of doping cases in athletics
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