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Full name | Nicoleta Ancuța Bodnar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Vatra Moldoviței, Romania | 25 September 1998 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | University of Craiova [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Double sculls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | CS Dinamo Bucuresti [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Antonio Colamonici Dorin Alupei [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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