Roxana Maracineanu
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Roxana Maracineanu |
| Nationality |
 France |
| Born |
7 May 1975 (1975-05-07) (age 36)
Bucureşti |
| Height |
1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Sport |
| Sport |
Swimming |
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| Stroke(s) |
Backstroke |
| Club |
Mulhouse Olympic Nautique |
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Roxana Maracineanu or Mărăcineanu (born 7 May 1975 in Bucharest) is a Romanian-born French former backstroke swimmer. She won the silver medal in the 200 m backstroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
She was born in Romania but came to France at a very young age with her parents. Maracineanu's first international success came in 1997, when she won two medals (silver and bronze) at the 1997 European Aquatics Championships in Seville, Spain. A year later she became world champion in the 200 m backstroke in Perth, Western Australia. After having missed qualification for the 2004 Summer Olympics, she announced her retirement from the sport of swimming.
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Maracineanu, Roxana |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
French swimmer |
| Date of birth |
7 May 1975 |
| Place of birth |
Bucureşti |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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France
