Anca Heltne, née Vilceanu (born 1 January 1978) is a Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

n shot put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

ter. She has an indoor personal best of 19.54 metres, achieved in February 2009 in Bucharest

Bucharest

Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

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She finished seventh at the 2005 Summer Universiade

Athletics at the 2005 Summer Universiade

The athletics competition in the 2005 Summer Universiade was held on the İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu in İzmir, Turkey, between 15 August and 20 August 2005.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* - GBR Athletics* - GBR Athletics* - FIBU...

. She also competed at the 2007 World Championships

2007 World Championships in Athletics - Women's shot put

The Women's Shot Put event at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics took place on August 26, 2007 at the Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan.-Medallists:-Abbreviations:*All results shown are in metres-Records:-Group A:-Group B:-Final:...

 and the 2008 Olympic Games

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's shot put

The Women's Shot Put event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 16 August at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The qualifying standards were and .The event was won by Valerie Vili of New Zealand, with a best throw of 20.56 metres....

 without reaching the final round. She then finished eighth at the 2008 World Athletics Final

2008 IAAF World Athletics Final

The 6th IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart, Germany on September 13 and September 14, 2008.A number of road races also took place on the second day of competition. There were seven different starting points around the Stuttgart area and the distances varied...

, and won the bronze medal at the 2009 European Indoor Championships

2009 European Indoor Championships in Athletics

The 30th European Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Turin, Italy, from Friday, 6 March to Sunday, 8 March 2009. The championships took place at the Oval Lingotto indoor arena which has a seating capacity of 6,600 people....

. She won the shot put gold medal at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie

Athletics at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie

At the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie, the athletics events were held at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium from October 1 to October 6...

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She set an outdoor personal best of 19.11 m at the 2010 European Cup Winter Throwing

2010 European Cup Winter Throwing

The 2010 European Cup Winter Throwing was held on 20 and 21 March 2010 at the Stade Fernand Fournier in Arles, France. It was the tenth edition of the athletics competition for throwing events and it was organised by the European Athletics Association and the Fédération française d'athlétisme .The...

 competition, which was enough to earn her the bronze medal. However, she was banned from the sport for two years soon after as she tested positive for stanozolol

Stanozolol

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 (an anabolic steroid

Anabolic steroid

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in February 2010.

She is married to the Norwegian decathlete Runar Heltne.