Maria Fricioiu

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Maria Fricioiu
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Personal information
Born16 March 1960 (1960-03-16) (age 65)
Grădinari, Romania [1]
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubDinamo Bucharest [2]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Coxed four
World Rowing Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1979 Bled Coxed four
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Duisburg Coxed four
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1985 Hazewinkel Coxed four

Maria Fricioiu (later Simion, born 16 March 1960) is a retired Romanian rower. Competing in coxed fours she won an Olympic gold medal in 1984 and three medals at the world championships in 1979, 1983 and 1985. [2] [3]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maria Tănasă-Fricioiu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 Maria Fricioiu. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften, Vierer mit Steuerfrau. sport-komplett.de