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Alina Astafei (known before 1995 asGalina Astafei; born 7 June 1969) is aRomanian-Germantrack and field athlete who attainedGerman citizenship in 1995. She was one of the world's leadinghigh jumpers in the 1990s. Representing Romania, she became the 1992 Olympic silver medallist, while representing Germany, she won a silver medal at the1995 World Championship and the 1995 world indoor title.[2]
Astafei won the 1987 European Junior title and cleared 2.00 metres to win the 1988 World Junior title. At the1988 Seoul Olympics, she finished equal fifth in the final with 1.93 metres. Her biggest success for her native Romania was when winning thesilver medal at the1992 Olympic Games inBarcelona,Spain, where she cleared 2.00 m.[1]
On 9 January 1995, Astafei left the Romania track and field association and attained German citizenship on 1 March 1995. She won the 1995 World indoor title inBarcelona with a clearance of 2.01 m, before going on to clear 1.99 m to win the silver medal at the 1995 World Championships inGothenburg, behindStefka Kostadinova. At her third Olympic Games in 1996, she finished equal fifth with 1.96 m. Her outdoor personal best of 2.01 metres was set in 1995, while she set her indoor best of 2.04 m, earlier the same year.[3]
She became German champion in 1995, 1996, 1998 and 2001 as well as German indoor champion in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998. She represented the clubsUSC Mainz andMTG Mannheim.[4][5]
Astafei’s father is the former Romanianpole vaulter Petre Astafei Sr. Her brother Petre Jr. was a rugby player; he died aged 22 during the 1989Romanian Revolution. Astafei was married to the Romanian national volleyball player Alin Stavariu, but they divorced before 1995. On 1 March 1995 she obtained German citizenship and later changed her name from Galina to Alina. In Germany she married high jumperWolfgang Kreißig. She has four children, three with Kreißig and one from the previous marriage.[1]
