Lenuţa Nicoleta Grasu is a retired Romanian discus thrower. She was born on 11 September 1971 in Secuieni as Nicoleta Grădinaru, but took a new surname when she married fellow discus thrower Costel Grasu.

Nicoleta Grasu

Nicoleta Grasu at 2012 Bislett Games
Personal information
Birth name	Lenuța Nicoleta Grădinaru
Full name	Lenuța Nicoleta Grasu
Nationality	Romanian
Born	(1971-09-11) 11 September 1971 (age 52) Secuieni, Romania
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Spouse	Costel Grasu
Sport
Country	Romania
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus
Achievements and titles
Personal best	68.80 m (1999)
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Romania World Championships 2001 Edmonton Discus 1999 Seville Discus 2007 Osaka Discus 2009 Berlin Discus European Championships 2010 Barcelona Discus 1998 Budapest Discus 2006 Gothenburg Discus European Cup Winter Throwing 2008 Split Discus Universiade 1999 Palma de Mallorca Discus 1997 Catania Discus
Updated on 14 August 2012.

Grasu is best known for winning medals at the 1999 and 2001 World Championships. A few years followed without any international medals, but she did finish sixth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and fifth at the 2005 World Championships. In 2006, she returned to the medal podium with a bronze at the European Championships.

Her personal best throw is 68.80 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Poiana Braşov.