Maricia Titie Ţăran (later Iordache; born 4 January 1962) is a retired Romanian-German rower. Competing for Romania in quadruple sculls she won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics, followed by two medals at the 1985 and 1986 world championships. After a regatta in Mannheim in 1987, she defected to West Germany, where she competed in single sculls and won a bronze medal at the 1990 World Championships.[2][3][4]

Maricica Țăran
Personal information
Born4 January 1962 (1962-01-04) (age 62)
Gherța Mică, Romania[1]
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportRowing
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Quadruple sculls
World Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Hazewinkel Quadruple sculls
Silver medal – second place 1986 Nottingham Quadruple sculls
Representing  West Germany
World Rowing Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Tasmania Single sculls

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maricia Ţăran". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ Titie Maricica Taran. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ^ "Titie Jordache". Munzinger.de.
  4. ^ Titie Jordache-Taran at World Rowing