Bianca Florentina Ghelber (née Perie; born 1 June 1990) is a Romanian hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 74.18 metres, achieved in August at Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Career Ghelber was born in Roman, Romania. As a junior, she was dominant in her field. She won gold medals at the 2005 World Youth Championships, the 2006 World Junior Championships, the 2007 World Youth Championships, the 2007 European Junior Championships and the 2008 World Junior Championships. She also competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games without reaching the final.
Ghelber participated in the women's hammer throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She threw 72.36 meters, placing 9th at the event.
Achievements Representing 2005World Youth ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco1st62.27 m2006World Junior ChampionshipsBeijing, China1st67.38 m2007World Youth ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic1st64.61 mEuropean Junior ChampionshipsHengelo, Netherlands1st64.35 mWorld ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan27th (q)64.18 m2008World Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland1st67.95 mOlympic GamesBeijing, China18th (q)68.21 m2009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia6th68.16 mWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany19th (q)68.47 mJeux de la FrancophonieBeirut, Lebanon 2nd67.67 m2010European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain4th71.62 m2011European U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic1st71.59 mUniversiadeShenzhen, China 3rd71.18 mWorld ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea6th72.04 m2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland10th67.24 mOlympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom22nd (q)68.34 m2013UniversiadeKazan, Russia5th68.94 mWorld ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia11th71.25 mJeux de la FrancophonieNice, France 2nd70.41 m2014European ChampionshipsZurich, Switzerland7th69.26 m2017Jeux de la FrancophonieAbidjan, Ivory Coast1st67.79 mWorld ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom24th (q)65.07 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany19th (q)66.17 m2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar18th (q)68.65 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan6th74.18 m2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States6th72.26 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany1st72.72 m2023Jeux de la FrancophonieKinshasa, DR Congo1st73.20 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary7th73.70 m2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy20th (q)66.70 mOlympic GamesParis, France9th72.36 m2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan17th (q)69.61 m
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Bianca Florentina Ghelber at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link) (2020, 2024) (2008, 2012)