Ileana Silai

Ileana Silai
Silai in the 1960s
Personal information
Born(1941-10-14)14 October 1941
Kolozsvár, Hungary (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Died27 June 2025(2025-06-27) (aged 83)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)
400 m, 800 m, 1500 m
ClubMetalul București
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400 m – 53.6 (1969)
800 m – 1:57.39 (1977)
1500 m – 3:58.5 (1979)
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico City 800 m
European Athletics Indoor Championships
1971 Sofia 800 m
1972 Grenoble 800 m
1978 Milan 1500 m

Ileana Silai, née Ileana Gergely, (14 October 1941 – 27 June 2025) was a Romanian middle-distance runner. She competed in the 800 m at the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympics and in the 1500 m at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics. She won a silver over 800 m in 1968. At the European indoor championships, she won silver medals in the 800 metres in 1971 and 1972 and a gold in the 1500 m in 1978.