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Elena Giurcă (11 January 1946 – September 2013) was a Romanian rowing coxswain. She took up rowing in 1966 and debuted internationally at the 1969 European Championships, winning a bronze medal in the eights. Later, she mostly competed in the quadruple sculls, finishing third and fourth at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics, respectively.[1][3] She also won silver medals in this event at the 1974 and 1977 world championships.[4][5]

Elena Giurcă

Personal information
Born	11 January 1946 (1946-01-11) Bucharest, Romania[1]
Died	September 2013 (2013-10) (aged 67)[2]
Height	151 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Weight	41 kg (90 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Quadruple sculls World Championships 1974 Lucerne Quadruple sculls 1977 Amsterdam Quadruple sculls 1977 Amsterdam Coxed four European Championships 1969 Klagenfurt Eight

In 1969, Giurcă graduated in English from the University of Bucharest, and later taught English at a military academy. She died aged 67 after surgery for a brain aneurysm.[2]

References

External links

• Elena Giurca at World Rowing
• Elena Giurca at the International Olympic Committee
• Elena Giurca at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (English translation)
• Elena Giurcă at Olympedia

На других языках

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- [en] Elena Giurcă

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[ru] Джуркэ, Элена

Элена Джуркэ (рум. Elena Giurcă; 11 января 1946[1][2], Бухарест — сентябрь 2013[3], неизвестно) — румынская гребная рулевая, выступавшая за сборную Румынии по академической гребле в 1960-х и 1970-х годах. Бронзовая призёрка летних Олимпийских игр в Монреале, обладательница серебряных и бронзовых медалей чемпионатов мира, бронзовая призёрка чемпионата Европы, победительница и призёрка регат национального значения.

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