Elizabeta Samara (born 15 April 1989 in Constanța) is a professional

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and a three-time European champion. She is currently the player of

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. Samara previously represented Fenerbahçe SK. She has represented Romania at three different Olympics, in

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and

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. On 26 July 2022, she agreed on terms with Greek club Panathinaikos. Samara is an ethnic Aromanian, and was born in a family of Aromanians.

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1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Constanța Aromanian sportspeople Romanian people of Aromanian descent Romanian female table tennis players Fenerbahçe table tennis players Panathinaikos table tennis players Romanian expatriates in Italy Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic table tennis players of Romania Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2015 European Games Universiade medalists in table tennis Universiade bronze medalists for Romania Table tennis players at the 2019 European Games European Games silver medalists for Romania European Games medalists in table tennis Expatriate table tennis people in Japan Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{Romania-tabletennis-bio-stub