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| Born | 3 February 1970 (age 53) Bârlad, Romania [1] | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Dinamo Bucharest [2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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