Gianina Elena van Groningen (née Beleagă; born 21 May 1995) is a Romanian rower. She is twice world champion in the women's lightweight double sculls event winning back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018 for Romania. She competed in the women's lightweight double sculls event at the 2016,[1] 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics, where she won a silver medal[2] paired with Ionela Cozmiuc.
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| Birth name | Gianina Elena Beleagă | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Gianina Elena van Groningen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Romanian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 May 1995 Gura Humorului, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2023, she married Jan-Wessel van Groningen,[3] son of former Olympic rowers Steven van Groningen and Valeria Răcilă.
References
edit- ^ "Gianina Beleaga". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Rowing: British pair Emily Craig and Imogen Grant win Women's Lightweight Double Sculls gold – All Results". Paris 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ ""Mr. and Mrs!" Cu cine s-a măritat frumoasa Gianina Beleagă". Sport.ro. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
External links
edit- Gianina Elena van Groningen at World Rowing
- Gianina Elena van Groningen at Olympics.com
- Gianina Elena van Groningen at Olympedia
- Gianina Elena van Groningen at the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (in Romanian)
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