Florica Lavric (7 January

1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...

– 20 June

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

) was a Romanian rower. Competing in coxed fours she won an Olympic gold medal in 1984 and world championship silver medals in 1983 and 1985. In 1987 she contracted

meningitis Meningitis is acute or chronic inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, collectively called the meninges. The most common symptoms are fever, headache, and neck stiffness. Other symptoms include confusion or ...

and retired from competitions. She died from lung cancer aged 52.A murit canotoarea Florica Lavric
cotidianul.ro (21 June 2014)

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* * * 1962 births 2014 deaths Romanian female rowers Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Romania Olympic rowers of Romania Olympic medalists in rowing Deaths from cancer in Romania Deaths from lung cancer Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Romania {{Romania-Olympic-medalist-stub