Veronica Cochela

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Veronica Cochela
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Personal information
Full nameVeronica Cochela-Cogeanu
Born15 November 1965 (1965-11-15) (age 59)
Voinești, Iași, Romania [1]
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
ClubCSA Steaua Bucuresti [2]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1988 Seoul Double sculls
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul Quadruple sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Quadruple sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Double sculls
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Eight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney Eight
World Rowing Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Hazewinkel Quadruple sculls
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Nottingham Coxed pair
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Bled Coxed pair
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1990 Tasmania Eights
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Vienna Eights
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Račice Eights
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Indianapolis Eights
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Tampere Eights
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1997 France Eights
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Cologne Eights
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 France Coxless pairs

Veronica Cochela-Cogeanu (born 15 November 1965) is a retired Romanian rower. She competed in different events at the 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympics and won two gold, three silver and one bronze medals. [1] Since the 1989 World Rowing Championships, she has competed under her married name. After retiring from competition she worked as a rowing coach, and since 2015 trains the national team. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Veronica Cogeanu-Cochela". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 Veronica Cochela. Romanian Olympic Committee