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Liliana Gafencu (born 12 July 1975 in Suceava) is a Romanian rower, who has won three Olympic gold medals in the eights competition. [1]
These are the results of the Women's eight competition, one of six events for female competitors in Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
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