Lenuţa Nicoleta Grasu is a retired Romanian discus thrower. She was born on 11 September 1971 in Secuieni as Nicoleta Grădinaru, but took a new surname when she married fellow discus thrower Costel Grasu.
Grasu is best known for winning medals at the 1999 and 2001 World Championships. A few years followed without any international medals, but she did finish sixth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and fifth at the 2005 World Championships. In 2006, she returned to the medal podium with a bronze at the European Championships.
Her personal best throw is 68.80 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Poiana Braşov.
International competitions Representing 1990World Junior ChampionshipsPlovdiv, Bulgaria6th53.10 m1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain13th (q)60.62 m1993World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany7th62.10 m1994European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland4th63.64 mJeux de la FrancophonieBondoufle, France 1st60.80 m1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States7th63.28 mIAAF Grand Prix FinalMilan, Italy 3rd63.64 m1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece10th60.14 mUniversiadeCatania, Italy 3rd60.08 m1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary 3rd65.94 m1999UniversiadePalma de Mallorca, Spain 1st65.21 mWorld ChampionshipsSevilla, Spain 3rd65.35 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia19th (q)58.87 m2001Jeux de la FrancophonieOttawa, Canada 1st64.53 mWorld ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada 2nd66.24 m2004Olympic GamesAthens, Greece5th64.92 m2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland5th62.05 mWorld Athletics FinalMonte Carlo, Monaco5th58.25 m2006European ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden 3rd63.58 mWorld Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany 2nd62.32 m2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan 3rd63.40 m2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China12th58.63 m2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany 3rd65.20 m2010European Cup Winter ThrowingArles, France 3rd59.92 mEuropean ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain 2nd63.48 m2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea8th62.08 m2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom14th (q)61.86 m2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia22nd (q)56.31 m
Personal Nicoleta and Costel's child Ștefan Grasu is a professional basketball player.
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