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Viorica Susanu
Personal information
Born29 October 1975 (1975-10-29) (age 49)
Galaţi, Romania
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Eight
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Eight
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Coxless pair
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Eight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Lac d'Aiguebelette Eight
Gold medal – first place 1998 Cologne Eight
Gold medal – first place 1999 St. Catharines Eight
Gold medal – first place 2001 Lucerne Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 2002 Seville Coxless pair
Silver medal – second place 2003 Milan Eight
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lucerne Eight
Silver medal – second place 2007 Munich Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Milan Coxless pair
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Munich Coxless pair
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Lac d'Aiguebelette Double Sculls
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Poznań Eight
Gold medal – first place 2008 Marathon Coxless pair

Viorica Susanu (born 29 October 1975[1] in Galaţi) is a Romanian rower and winner of four Olympic Gold medals.[2]

Susanu rowed in the Romanian women's eight that won the World Rowing Championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999, and the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 2001 and 2002, rowing with Georgeta Damian, she won the World Championships in the women's pair, setting a world's best time in 2002, while continuing to row in the eight. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won gold medals in both the pair and the eight, and in 2008 the pair.

Medals at Olympic Games

1st, Women's Eight[1]
1st, Women's Eight[1]
1st, Women's Pair[1]
1st, Coxless pair[1]
3rd, Women's Eight[1]

Medals at World Championships

  • 1997
1st, Women's Eight[3]
3rd, Women's Double Sculls[3]
  • 1998
1st, Women's Eight[3]
  • 1999
1st, Women's Eight[3]
  • 2001
1st, Women's Pair[3]
2nd, Women's Eight[3]
  • 2002
1st, Women's Pair[3]
  • 2003
2nd, Women's Eight[3]
3rd, Women's Pair[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Athlete – VIORICA SUSANU". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Viorica Susanu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Viorica Susanu at World Rowing


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