Anișoara Dobre-Bălan Explained

Anișoara Bălan
Birth Place:	Liteni, Romania^[1]
Module:	no Child: yes Relatives: Doina Șnep-Bălan (sister) Ioan Snep (brother-in-law)
Height:	176 cm
Weight:	71 kg
Sport:	Rowing
Show-Medals:	yes

Anișoara Dobre-Bălan (Bălan; born 1 July 1966) is a Romanian rower. Competing in quadruple sculls she won two Olympic medals, in 1988 and 1992, and three world championship medals, in 1985, 1986 and 1991. She also won the world title in women's eight in 1989.^[2] Her sister Doina Șnep-Bălan is married to Ioan Snep; both are Olympic rowers.^[3] The sisters often competed at the same tournament but in different crews.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Anișoara Bălan-Dobre. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033833/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/anisoara-balan-dobre-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 .
2. http://www.cosr.ro/sportiv/anisoara-balan Anișoara Bălan
3. Doina Liliana Șnep-Bălan . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417233257/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sn/doina-liliana-snep-balan-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 16 September 2018.