RRI Live!

Listen to Radio Romania International Live

Olympic profiles

Rower Elisabeta Lipa

Olympic profiles
Olympic profiles

, 13.11.2019, 13:45


Romanian rowing as of late has regained its leading position according to the as-it-stands European rankings. At the European Championships held in the Swiss city of Lucerne last week, the Romanian delegation came in 4th according to the nations competition. All told, the Romanians won six medals, of which one was gold, four silver and one bronze.



Recent bracing results reported for Romanian rowing are mainly the outcome of the rowers determination. However, no less important was the contribution of the Romanian Rowing Federation, headed by the multiple Olympic champion Elisabeta Lipa.



Elisabeta Lipa was born on October 26, 1964, in the town of Siret, Suceava County. At the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, Lipa won her first gold medal in the double scull event, jointly with Marioara Popescu. In 1988, at the Olympic Games in Seoul, Elisabeta Lipa won a bronze and a silver medal. For the first time in her career, Lipa compelled recognition in a singles event, winning gold at the World Championships in Bled. For many years in a row, Elisabeta Lipa dominated the singles event, and went on to win the Olympic title in Barcelona in 1992. Later, Elisabeta Lipa was part of the famous Romanian coxed eight crew that for many years dominated European, world and Olympic events. Jointly with her colleagues, Elisabeta Lipa won three more gold Olympic medals, in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, the USA, in 2002 in Sydney, Australia, and in 2004 in Athens.



The International Rowing Federation designated Elisabeta Lipa the Athlete of the 20th century.



In Romania, Elisabeta Lipa was granted the rank of Police superintendent on December 1st, 2004, a rank equivalent to the rank of Army General


Elisabeta Lipă had a short stint as Minister of Youth and Sports, between November 2015 and January 2017.




Sports Roundup
Sport Friday, 22 November 2024

Sports weekend

Romania’s men’s handball team Dinamo Bucharest on Thursday sustained a 29-38 away defeat by German opponents Fuchse Berlin, in a fixture counting...

Sports weekend
Photo: pixabay.com
Sport Thursday, 21 November 2024

Sports Flash

The Romanian national football team was awarded a 3-0 win by default from UEFA in the match against Kosovo. The announcement came on Wednesday after...

Sports Flash
Photo: pixabay.com
Sport Wednesday, 20 November 2024

Radio Romania International Sports club

Matches counting towards the final round as part of this year’s edition of the Champions League in women’s handball were played late last week....

Radio Romania International Sports club
Photo: pixabay.com
Sport Tuesday, 19 November 2024

Athlete of the Week – Footballer Florin Niţă

The Romanian national football team concluded its campaign in Nations League this year with a win. On Monday, in front a 45-thousand-strong crowd on...

Athlete of the Week – Footballer Florin Niţă
Sport Monday, 18 November 2024

Sports roundup

Romania’s national rugby team on Saturday grabbed their second consecutive win this fall. In a test-match hosted by the Triumphant Arch stadium in...

Sports roundup
Sport Tuesday, 12 November 2024

Olympic Profiles 2024

At the Olympics in Paris Romania’s rowers claimed the first gold medals after a break of 32 years. The last rowers to step onto the first step of...

Olympic Profiles 2024
Sport Monday, 11 November 2024

2024 Olympic Profiles

  Before the Olympic Games in Paris, David Popovici was the athlete on whom the vast majority of Romanians’ hopes were pinned. And he did not...

2024 Olympic Profiles
Sport Friday, 08 November 2024

Sports weekend

Romanian football team FCSB has succeeded yet another win in UEFA Europa League. On Thursday, holders FCSB grabbed a 2-nil home win against Danish...

Sports weekend

Partners

Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român Muzeul Național al Țăranului Român
Liga Studentilor Romani din Strainatate - LSRS Liga Studentilor Romani din Strainatate - LSRS
Modernism | The Leading Romanian Art Magazine Online Modernism | The Leading Romanian Art Magazine Online
Institului European din România Institului European din România
Institutul Francez din România – Bucureşti Institutul Francez din România – Bucureşti
Muzeul Național de Artă al României Muzeul Național de Artă al României
Le petit Journal Le petit Journal
Radio Prague International Radio Prague International
Muzeul Național de Istorie a României Muzeul Național de Istorie a României
ARCUB ARCUB
Radio Canada International Radio Canada International
Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti” Muzeul Național al Satului „Dimitrie Gusti”
SWI swissinfo.ch SWI swissinfo.ch
UBB Radio ONLINE UBB Radio ONLINE
Strona główna - English Section - polskieradio.pl Strona główna - English Section - polskieradio.pl
creart - Centrul de Creație Artă și Tradiție al Municipiului Bucuresti creart - Centrul de Creație Artă și Tradiție al Municipiului Bucuresti
italradio italradio
Institutul Confucius Institutul Confucius
BUCPRESS - știri din Cernăuți BUCPRESS - știri din Cernăuți

Affiliates

Euranet Plus Euranet Plus
AIB | the trade association for international broadcasters AIB | the trade association for international broadcasters
Digital Radio Mondiale Digital Radio Mondiale
News and current affairs from Germany and around the world News and current affairs from Germany and around the world
Comunità radiotelevisiva italofona Comunità radiotelevisiva italofona

Providers

RADIOCOM RADIOCOM
Zeno Media - The Everything Audio Company Zeno Media - The Everything Audio Company