Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1992.0 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 1st | 4 × 400 m relay |
| 1993.0 | European Junior Championships | San Sebastián, Spain | 1st | 400 m hurdles |
| 1994.0 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | 400 m hurdles |
| 1994.0 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 2nd | 4 x 400 m relay |
| 1995.0 | European Junior Championships | Nyíregyháza , Hungary | 1st | 400 m hurdles |
| 1995.0 | World University Games | Fukuoka , Japan | 2nd | 400 m hurdles |
| 1996.0 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 7th | 400 m hurdles |
| 1997.0 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 4th | 400 m |
| 1998.0 | IAAF World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 4th | 400 m hurdles |
| 1998.0 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | 400 m hurdles |
| 1998.0 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 2nd | 400 m |
| 1999.0 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi , Japan | 1st | 200 m |
| 1999.0 | World University Games | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 1st | 400 m |
| 2000.0 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 6th | 400 m hurdles |
| 2001.0 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 6th | 400 m hurdles |
| 2001.0 | Grand Prix Final | Melbourne, Australia | 6th | 400 m hurdles |
| 2002.0 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 1st | 400 m hurdles |
| 2002.0 | IAAF World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 4th | 400 m hurdles |
| 2003.0 | World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 3rd | 400 m hurdles |
| 2003.0 | World Championships | Paris, France | 4th | 400 m hurdles |
| 2004.0 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 2nd | 400 m hurdles |
| 2004.0 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | 400 m |
| 2004.0 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 4 x 400 m relay |
| 2004.0 | World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 4th | 400 m hurdles |
Question:
What was the earliest year that Târlea took 7th place?
Answer:
1996.0