ATHLETE
Ionela Târlea
1976 - Today

Ionela Târlea
Ionela Târlea (during marriage Târlea-Manolache; born 9 February 1976) is a former track and field athlete, competing internationally for Romania. She won the silver medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the same games in Athens, Greece, Târlea helped the Romanian national team to sixth place in the 4 × 400 m relay. She gained recognition in top international competitions as early as 1996 at the Atlanta Olympics, when she came seventh in the 400 m hurdles event. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ionela Târlea is the 3,538th most popular athlete (up from 3,940th in 2024), the 725th most popular biography from Romania (up from 744th in 2019) and the 90th most popular Romanian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Ionela Târlea ranks 3,538 out of 6,025. Before her are DeAnna Price, Sam Graddy, Per Sætersdal, Nicoleta Grasu, Zhou Chunxiu, and Cornelia Pfohl. After her are Iulică Ruican, Alexander Szelig, Daniel Müller, Natalia Dorado, Heidi Diethelm Gerber, and Thierry Gueorgiou.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDeAnna Price
1993 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 3,532
Sam Graddy
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 3,533
Per Sætersdal
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 3,534
Nicoleta Grasu
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 3,535
Zhou Chunxiu
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 3,536
Cornelia Pfohl
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 3,537
Ionela Târlea
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 3,538
Iulică Ruican
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 3,539
Alexander Szelig
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 3,540
Daniel Müller
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 3,541
Natalia Dorado
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 3,542
Heidi Diethelm Gerber
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 3,543
Thierry Gueorgiou
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 3,544
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1976, Ionela Târlea ranks 719. Before her are Oleh Shelayev, Gaëtan Englebert, Jeremy Wotherspoon, Rama Yade, Troels Lund Poulsen, and María Adánez. After her are Julio César Pinheiro, Huma Abedin, Necro, Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Mario Galinović, and Stern John.
Others Born in 1976
Go to all RankingsOleh Shelayev
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 713
Gaëtan Englebert
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 714
Jeremy Wotherspoon
SKATER
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 715
Rama Yade
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 716
Troels Lund Poulsen
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 717
María Adánez
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 718
Ionela Târlea
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 719
Julio César Pinheiro
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 720
Huma Abedin
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 721
Necro
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 722
Hrysopiyi Devetzi
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 723
Mario Galinović
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 724
Stern John
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 725
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Ionela Târlea ranks 725 out of 844. Before her are Monica Anghel (1971), Sorin Matei (1963), Ana Maria Popescu (1984), Cristina Bontaș (1973), Sandra Izbașa (1990), and Nicoleta Grasu (1971). After her are Iulică Ruican (1971), Gabriel Torje (1989), Angela Alupei (1972), Marian Ivan (1969), Florin Andone (1993), and Ștefan Preda (1970).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsMonica Anghel
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 719
Sorin Matei
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 720
Ana Maria Popescu
FENCER
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 721
Cristina Bontaș
GYMNAST
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 722
Sandra Izbașa
GYMNAST
1990 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 723
Nicoleta Grasu
ATHLETE
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 724
Ionela Târlea
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 725
Iulică Ruican
ATHLETE
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 726
Gabriel Torje
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 727
Angela Alupei
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 728
Marian Ivan
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.73
Rank: 729
Florin Andone
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 730
Ștefan Preda
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 731
Among ATHLETES In Romania
Among athletes born in Romania, Ionela Târlea ranks 90. Before her are Iulia Bulie (1967), Viorel Talapan (1972), Liliana Gafencu (1975), Dragoș Neagu (1967), Sorin Matei (1963), and Nicoleta Grasu (1971). After her are Iulică Ruican (1971), Angela Alupei (1972), Anișoara Dobre-Bălan (1966), Marian Oprea (1982), Zita-Eva Funkenhauser (1966), and Maria Magdalena Dumitrache (1977).
Iulia Bulie
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 84
Viorel Talapan
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 85
Liliana Gafencu
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 86
Dragoș Neagu
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 87
Sorin Matei
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 88
Nicoleta Grasu
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 89
Ionela Târlea
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 90
Iulică Ruican
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 91
Angela Alupei
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 92
Anișoara Dobre-Bălan
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 93
Marian Oprea
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 94
Zita-Eva Funkenhauser
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 95
Maria Magdalena Dumitrache
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 96










































