Elena_Horvat

Elena Horvat

Elena Horvat

Romanian rower

Elena Horvat (Hungarian: Ilona Horváth,[3] later Florea, born 4 July 1958) is a retired Romanian rower. She is a world champion and Olympic gold medallist in the coxless pair.

The native form of this personal name is Horváth Ilona. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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Horvat was born in Luizi-Călugăra in Bacău County in 1958.[4] She moved to Bucharest at a young age but two sisters still live in her home village. Initially a member of Viitorul București, she later joined CSA Steaua București. She went to the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow as a reserve rower but did not get to compete.[3]

Horvat competed at the 1984 Olympics and won a gold medal in the coxless pair.[4] At world championships, she won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals between 1981 and 1985.[2]

References

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    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elena Oprea-Horvat". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Full name: Elena Oprea-Horvat (-Florea)
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    "Elena Horvat". COSR.ro (in Romanian). Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român.
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    Endre, Farkas (4 August 2021). "Ő a moldvai csángómagyarok egyetlen olimpiai bajnoka- a Maszol.ro portálról". maszol.ro. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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    "Elena Horvat". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 August 2021.


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