What is Iolanda Balaș?
{{Infobox sportsperson | name = Iolanda Balaș | image = File:Iolanda Balaș 1967.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Balaș in 1967 | birth_name = | fullname = | nationality = | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date|1936|12|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Timișoara]], [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|3|11|1936|12|12|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]] | height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|72|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | country = | sport = Athletics | event = High jump | pb = 1.91 m (1961) | club = | retired = | olympics = | highestranking = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{ROM}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold | [[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome]] | [[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump|High jump]]}} {{MedalGold | [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Tokyo]] | [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump|High jump]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}} {{MedalGold | [[1958 European Athletics Championships|1958 Stockholm]] | High jump}} {{MedalGold | [[1962 European Athletics Championships|1962 Belgrade]] | High jump}} {{MedalSilver | [[1954 European Athletics Championships|1954 Berne]] | High jump}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Universiade]]}} {{MedalGold| [[1959 Summer Universiade|1959 Torino]] | High jump}} {{MedalGold| [[1961 Summer Universiade|1961 Sofia]] | High jump}} }} '''Iolanda Balaș''' ({{IPA-ro|joˈlanda ˈbalaʃ}}, {{lang-hu|Balázs Jolán}}, later ''Balázs-Sőtér Jolán''; 12 December 1936 – 11 March 2016) was a [[Romania]]n [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] athlete. She was a champion and [[Women's high jump world record progression|former world record holder in the women's high jump]]. She was the first Romanian woman to win an Olympic gold medal and is considered to have been one of the great