Career
She became a naturalised Turkish citizen by marriage in 1999, and adopted the surname Renda. She is the holder of third national performance outdoor long jump (714 m), a Romanian national record in long jump indoor (699 m) and a national record at sprint distances sample 50 m, 60 m and 80 m. Mirela Dulgheru competed for her native country Romania at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Barcelona, Spain.
With her jump of 6.71 m, she placed 6th.
She was a lecturer at the Oil & Gas University of Ploieşti and athletics coach at Christlich Soziale Union (Christian Social Union) Asesoft Ploiești. In 2009, she obtained a Doctor"s degree in Physical Education and Sport at the University of Pitești with a thesis on "The Differentiate Nature of Effort’s Specificity in the Development of Movement Qualities During Athletic Tasks".
Soon after her naturalization in Turkey, Mirela Renda set a national record in long jump with 6.52 m. Her record lasted nine years long until it was broken with 6.62 m by Melis Mey, another naturalized athlete.
4th - 1990 European Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow, Scotland.