Monica Iagăr (born 2 April 1973) is a Romanian

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and politician who competed in

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. Her personal best jump is 2.02 metres. In

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, she was elected a member of the

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for the

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. She made her international debut in 1995 but went through a six-month suspension in 1996. In 1998 she won the

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with 1.96 m and outdoor European Championships with 1.97 m. She also won the 1999

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and also won the

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meet that year. She finished 8th at the

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Political career

Member of the Chamber of Deputies (2024–present)

In the 2024 Romanian parlamentary election on 1 December, Iagăr was elected a member of the Champer of Deputies for the

party in

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, taking office on 21 December.Iagar Monica
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* 1973 births Living people Romanian female high jumpers Sportspeople from Sighetu Marmației Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Doping cases in athletics Olympic athletes for Romania European Athletics Championships medalists Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for Romania FISU World University Games silver medalists for Romania Medalists at the 1999 Summer Universiade {{Romania-athletics-bio-stub

Political career

Member of the Chamber of Deputies (2024–present)

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