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At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, she finished equal fifth in the final with 1.93 metres.
At the 1988 Seoul Olympics, she finished equal fifth in the final with 1.93 metres.
She was one of the world"s leading high jumpers in the 1990s. Her biggest success for her native Romania was when winning the silver medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, where she cleared 2.00 m. 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.
Astafei represented University of Southern California Mainz (1995–1997) and MTG 1899 Mannheim (coached by Constantin Dumitrescu. Since 1998; Trainer: Dan Vladescu).
While she was active she was 1.82 metres tall and weighed 62 kg.