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Elisabeta Lipă
Winning five Olympic rowing gold medals across a twenty-year span.
First Olympic gold · World champion
- Born
- 26 October 1964
- Birthplace
- Siret, Romania
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Elisabeta Lipă
Elisabeta Lipă is a Romanian rower who excelled in both sculling and sweep rowing across six Olympic Games.
Early life
Northern Romania
Was born Elisabeta Oleniuc in Siret.
Junior start
Won a junior world bronze medal in 1981 before entering senior competition.
Career
- 1982
Senior world medal
Reached the world podium in quadruple sculls.
- 1992
Single and double
Won Olympic single-sculls gold and double-sculls silver.
- 2004
Final Games
Ended her Olympic career with another gold in the eight.
Achievements
First Olympic gold
Won the double sculls in Los Angeles.
World champion
Won the single sculls world title.
Three eights titles
Helped Romania win the Olympic eight at three consecutive Games.
Beyond sport
Sports administration
Led the Romanian Rowing Federation and served as a sports minister.
Family support
Has described her family’s sacrifices as essential to her long competitive career.
Sources & photo credit
Wikipedia biography and references ↗Further biography and career ↗Photo: Unknown (Comitetul Olimpic si Sportiv Roman). Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
