Tecla Marinescu-Borcǎnea (born 4 January 1960) is a

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

sprint canoer Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race canoes or kayaks on calm water. Overview Race categories vary by the number of athletes in the boat, the length of the course, and whether the boat is a canoe or kayak. Canoe sprints are som ...

who competed in the early 1980s. She won a gold medal in the K-4 500 m event at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

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. Marinescu-Borcǎnea also won two bronze medals in the K-4 500 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

and

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

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* * * 1960 births Living people Romanian female canoeists Olympic canoeists for Romania Olympic gold medalists for Romania Olympic medalists in canoeing Canoeists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Place of birth missing (living people) {{Romania-Olympic-medalist-stub