Elena Horvat (Hungarian: Ilona Horváth,[3] later Florea, born 4 July 1958) is a retired Romanian rower. She is a world champion and Olympic gold medallist in the coxless pair.
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| Born | 4 July 1958 (age 66) Luizi-Călugăra, Romania[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CSA Steaua București[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Horvat was born in Luizi-Călugăra in Bacău County in 1958.[4] She moved to Bucharest at a young age but two sisters still live in her home village. Initially a member of Viitorul București, she later joined CSA Steaua București. She went to the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow as a reserve rower but did not get to compete.[3]
Horvat competed at the 1984 Olympics and won a gold medal in the coxless pair.[4] At world championships, she won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals between 1981 and 1985.[2]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elena Oprea-Horvat". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
Full name: Elena Oprea-Horvat (-Florea)
- ^ a b "Elena Horvat". COSR.ro (in Romanian). Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român.
- ^ a b Endre, Farkas (4 August 2021). "Ő a moldvai csángómagyarok egyetlen olimpiai bajnoka- a Maszol.ro portálról". maszol.ro. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Elena Horvat". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
External links
edit- Elena Horvat at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (English translation)
- Elena Horvat at Olympedia
- Elena Oprea-Horvat at Olympics.com
- Elena Oprea-Horvath at World Rowing
- Elena Florea at World Rowing
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