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Valeria Răcilă

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Valeria Răcilă
Personal information
Born2 June 1957 (1957-06-02) (age 67)
Stulpicani, Romania[1]
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow Double sculls
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Single sculls
World Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Bled Double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Munich Quadruple sculls
Silver medal – second place 1982 Lucerne Single sculls
Silver medal – second place 1985 Hazewinkel Single sculls

Valeria Răcilă (later Roşca, later van Groningen, born 2 June 1957) is a retired Romanian rower. She first competed in double and quadruple sculls, winning bronze medals at the 1980 Olympics and 1979 and 1981 world championships. She then changed to single sculls, and won an Olympic gold medal in 1984 and silver medals at the world championships in 1982 and 1985.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Valeria Roşca-Răcilă. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Einer, Doppelzweier. sport-komplett.de