Viorica Susanu

Viorica Susanu
Personal information
Born October 29, 1975 (1975-10-29) (age 41)
Galaţi, Romania
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Eight
2004 Athens Eight
2004 Athens Coxless pair
2008 Beijing Coxless pair
2008 Beijing Eight
European Championships
2008 Marathon Coxless pair

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

Susanu rowed in the Romanian women's eight that won the rowing World 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

1st, Women's Eight[2]
3rd, Women's Double Sculls[2]
1st, Women's Eight[2]
1st, Women's Eight[2]
1st, Women's Pair[2]
2nd, Women's Eight[2]
1st, Women's Pair[2]
2nd, Women's Eight[2]
3rd, Women's Pair[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Athlete - VIORICA SUSANU". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Viorica Susanu at FISA WorldRowing.com
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