Iuliana Paleu (born September 30, 1990 in Bicaz, Neamț) is a Romanian sprint canoeist.[1][2] Paleu is a member of the canoe and kayak team for CS Dinamo București, and is coached and trained by Iuan Sipos.[1]

Iuliana Paleu
Personal information
Nationality Romania
Born (1990-09-30) 30 September 1990 (age 33)
Bicaz, Neamț, Romania
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
SportCanoeing
EventSprint canoe
ClubCS Dinamo București[1]
Coached byIuan Sipos[1]

Paleu represented Romania at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's K-2 500 metres. Paleu and her partner Irina Lauric paddled to an eighth-place finish and sixteenth overall in the B-final. They were nineteen hundredths of a second (0.19) behind the Russian pair of Natalia Lobova and Vera Sobetova, who posted a time of 1:52.468.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c d "Iuliana Paleu". London 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Iuliana Paleu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Women's Kayak Double (K2) 500m Final B". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.

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