Nicoleta Albu

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Nicoleta Albu
Personal information
Born10 August 1988 (1988-08-10) (age 36)
Brăila, Romania
Medal record
Women's rowing
Representing Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Poznań W2-
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Poznań W8+
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Chungjiu W2−
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Chungju W8+
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Karapiro W8+
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Plovdiv W2-
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Varese W2-
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Sevilla W8+
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Belgrade W8+
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Poznań W2-
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Plovdiv W4x
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Varese W4x

Nicoleta Albu (born 10 August 1988) is a Romanian rower. She finished fourth in the women's eight at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [1]

She has won four World Championship silver medals (women's double sculls 2009 and 2013 and women's eights in 2009 and 2013) and one bronze (women's eights 2010), and four European gold medals (women's double sculls 2011 and 2012 and women's eights in 2013 and 2014) and two bronzes (women's coxed four 2011 and 2012).

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicoleta Albu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.