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Georgeta Damian (married name Andruanche, born 14 April 1976 in Botoșani) is a female
rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...
from
Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
and winner of five Olympic gold medals. She married the rower Valeriu Andrunache in 2006. Damian rowed in the Romanian Women's eight, that won the World Rowing Championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999, and the
2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...
, where she also won the Women's pairs. With Viorica Susanu, she won the World Championships in the pairs in 2001 and 2002, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics she won gold medals in both pairs and eights. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won gold in the women's pairs with Susanu, and bronze in the eights.


Medals at Olympic Games

* 2008 Summer Olympics :: 1st, Women's coxless pair :: 3rd,
Women's eight An eight is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox". Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers, who sit ...
* 2004 Summer Olympics *: *: 1st,
Women's eight An eight is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox". Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers, who sit ...
*: 1st, Women's coxless pair *
2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...
:: 1st, Women's Eight :: 1st, Women's Pair


Medals at World Championships

*1997 :: 1st, Women's Eight :: 2nd, Women's Pair *1998 :: 1st, Women's Eight *1999 :: 1st, Women's Eight *2001 :: 1st, Women's Pair :: 2nd, Women's Eight *2002 :: 1st, Women's Pair *2003 :: 2nd, Women's Eight :: 3rd, Women's Pair


See also

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List of multiple Olympic gold medalists This article lists the individuals who have won at least four gold medals at the Olympic Games or at least three gold medals in individual events. List of most Olympic gold medals over career This is a partial list of multiple Olympic gold medalis ...


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* * * * Olympic rowers for Romania Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Romania Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Sportspeople from Botoșani Living people 1976 births Olympic medalists in rowing Romanian female rowers Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists {{Romania-rowing-bio-stub