Constantina Dita-Tomescu
- Born
- Jan 23, 1970 (56 years old)
- Birthplace
- Turburea, Romania
- Events
- Marathon · 20 Kilometres Road
- Height
- 1.60 m
- Weight
- 48 kg
Constantina Diță (married Constantina Diță-Tomescu born on January 23, 1970, in Turburea, Gorj County), is a Romanian long-distance runner, who specializes mainly in the half marathon and marathon. She was the marathon gold medallist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, having previously won a bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. She also represented her country at the Olympics in 2000 and 2004.
She was named the BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year in 2008. Diță has a marathon best of 2:21:30 hours.
She was the champion at the 2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships – the first Romanian to win that honour. She was the 2004 Chicago Marathon winner.
As of Oct 31, 2026: Marathon 2:21:30 (#170 all-time), 20 Kilometres Road 1:03:23, 2013 season best 36:06.12 (Aug 24, 2013, Bucureşti (ROU)) · Olympic Games: 1 gold · World Championships: 1 bronze · National record (Marathon) · 56 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| World Championships | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10000m | 36:06.12 | – | Aug 24, 2013 | Bucuresti Romanian Championships |
| 2013 | Semi | 1:20:52 | – | Oct 20, 2013 | Denver, CO (USA) |
| 2012 | Marathon | 2:32:34 | – | Apr 22, 2012 | London Marathon |
| 2010 | 10MilesRoa | 57:46 | – | Oct 24, 2010 | Portsmouth (GBR) |
| 2010 | Semi | 1:14:39 | – | Mar 21, 2010 | Lisboa Meia Maratona de Lisboa |
| 2010 | Marathon | 2:41:12 | – | Apr 25, 2010 | London Marathon |
| 2009 | 5000m | 16:43.27 | – | Aug 2, 2009 | Bucureşti (ROU) |
| 2009 | 10Kilometr | 34:24 | – | May 25, 2009 | London (GBR) |