Romina Stefancic (born July 21, 1978) is a

Slovenian Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Sloven ...

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

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 ...

. Born in Slovenia, she received Canadian citizenship in 2004, prior to competing in the 2004 Summer Olympics. She finished in fourth place at the

2008 Summer Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nati ...

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

, China in the women's eights with Ashley Brzozowicz,

Darcy Marquardt Darcy Marquardt (born March 22, 1979) is a Canadian rower. She graduated from the University of Victoria in 2005 with a major in French, and a minor in Psychology. She has been on the National Women's Rowing Team for 10 years (2002-2012). In her ...

, Buffy-Lynne Williams, Jane Thornton, Sarah Bonikowsky,

Andréanne Morin Andréanne Morin (born August 9, 1981) is a Canadian rower and Olympian. Career Morin was an integral part of Canada's women's eights rowing team. She won medals at three world championships, a bronze medal at the 2003 World Rowing Championship ...

Heather Mandoli Heather Mandoli (born October 25, 1982, in Kelowna, British Columbia) is a Canadian rower. She finished in fourth place at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China in the women's eights with Ashley Brzozowicz, Darcy Marquardt, Buffy-Lyn ...

and cox Lesley Thompson-Willie.

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