Elena Georgescu ( Nedelcu, born 10 April 1964 in

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) is a

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coxswain The coxswain ( , or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the cockboat, a type of ship's boa ...

who has won five Olympic medals in the women's eight event. She competed until 1991 under her maiden name.

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* * * * * * 1964 births Living people Romanian female rowers Coxswains (rowing) Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers of Romania Olympic gold medalists for Romania Olympic silver medalists for Romania Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Sportspeople from Bucharest Place of birth missing (living people) Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Romania Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Romanian women 21st-century Romanian women {{Romania-rowing-bio-stub

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