Viorica Susanu

Viorica Susanu

Personal information
Born	October 29, 1975 (age 41) Galaţi, Romania
Medal record Women's rowing Representing  Romania Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Eights 2004 Athens Eights 2004 Athens Coxless pair 2008 Beijing Coxless pair 2008 Beijing Eights European Championships 2008 Marathon Coxless pair

Viorica Susanu (born October 29, 1975^[1] in Galaţi) is a Romanian rower and winner of four Olympic Gold medals.

Susanu rowed in the Romanian women's eight that won the rowing World Championships in 1997, 1998 and 1999, and the 2000 Summer Olympics. In 2001 and 2002, rowing with Georgeta Damian, she won the World Championships in the women's pair, setting a world's best time in 2002, while continuing to row in the eight. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won gold medals in both the pair and the eight, and in 2008 the pair.

Medals at Olympic Games

• 2000 Summer Olympics

1st, Women's Eight^[1]

• 2004 Summer Olympics

1st, Women's Eight^[1]

1st, Women's Pair^[1]

• 2008 Summer Olympics

1st, Coxless pair^[1]

3rd, Women's Eight^[1]

Medals at World Championships

• 1997

1st, Women's Eight^[2]

3rd, Women's Double Sculls^[2]

• 1998

1st, Women's Eight^[2]

• 1999

1st, Women's Eight^[2]

• 2001

1st, Women's Pair^[2]

2nd, Women's Eight^[2]

• 2002

1st, Women's Pair^[2]

• 2003

2nd, Women's Eight^[2]

3rd, Women's Pair^[2]

References

1. "Athlete - VIORICA SUSANU". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
2. Viorica Susanu at WorldRowing.com from FISA