Elena Giurcă

Elena Giurcă (11 January 1946 – September 2013) was a Romanian rowing coxswain. She took up rowing in 1966 and debuted internationally at the 1969 European Championships, winning a bronze medal in the eights. Later, she mostly competed in the quadruple sculls, finishing third and fourth at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics, respectively.[1][3] She also won silver medals in this event at the 1974 and 1977 world championships.[4][5]

Elena Giurcă
Personal information
Born11 January 1946
Bucharest, Romania[1]
DiedSeptember 2013 (aged 67)[2]
Height151 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Weight41 kg (90 lb)
Sport
SportRowing

In 1969, Giurcă graduated in English from the University of Bucharest, and later taught English at a military academy. She died aged 67 after surgery for a brain aneurysm.[2]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elena Giurcă". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. Elena Giurcă, cârmaci de legendă al canotajului românesc. zch.ro (6 October 2013)
  3. Elena Giruca. Romanian Olympic Committee
  4. Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften – Doppelvierer – Damen, Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Damen – Achter). sport-komplett.de
  5. Elena GIURCA at FISA WorldRowing.com


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