Alexia Ioana Dospin

Alexia Ioana Dospin
Personal information
Born (2003-07-04) 4 July 2003
Sport
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Triple jump: 14.05 m (Bergen, 2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Romania
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2025 Bergen Triple jump

Alexia Ioana Dospin (born 4 July 2003) is a Romanian triple jumper. She won the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships.[1]

Career

She is a member of CSM Constanța, where she is coached by Carmen Botea.[2] She placed seventh in the final of the World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya.[3][4][5]

In February 2025, she jumped a personal best 13.75 metres to win the junior category and finish runner-up in the senior Romanian Indoor Athletics Championships behind Diana Ana Maria Ion.[6][7]

In July 2025, she won the U23 Romanian title in Craiova, with a best jump of 13.68 metres.[8] She won the gold medal at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway, with a personal best jump of 14.05 metres. She had also previously jumped a personal best of 13.89m in the second round.[9][10] She had qualified for the final with the sixth best jump of 13.74 metres.[11] It was the first Romanian gold medal at the Championships since 2017, in Bydgoszcz, Poland, where Elena Panțuroiu also won the triple jump title.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Alexia Ioana Dospin". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  2. ^ "CSM Constanța: Alexia Dospin and Ioana Manoliu, on the podium at the Winter Run Athletics Cup". Focuspress.ro. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b Savin, Nicu (18 July 2025). "ALEXIA IOANA DOSPIN, GOLD FOR ROMANIA AT THE U23 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, IN THE TRIPLE JUMP! FIRST TIME IN 8 YEARS". Eurosport.ro. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Under-20 World Championships: Alexia Ioana Dospin, 7th place in the triple jump final". desteptarea.ro. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. ^ "CSM Constanța, nine medals at the National Championship and qualifications for the European Championship". ziuaconstanta.ro. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Romanian Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Romanian U23 Championships". World Athletics. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  9. ^ Szreter-Kelly, Alissa (18 July 2025). "Dospin breaks 14-metre barrier to claim triple jump gold in Bergen". European Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  10. ^ "European Athletics U23 Championships". World Athletics. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  11. ^ Osan, Adina (18 July 2025). "Athletics: Alexia Ioana Dospin, gold medal in the triple jump final, at the U23 European Championships, in Bergen". news.ro. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
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