Elena Horvat Explained

Elena Horvat
Birth Place:Luizi-Călugăra, Romania[1]
Height:179 cm
Weight:74 kg
Sport:Rowing
Club:CSA Steaua București[2]
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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.

Horvat was born in Luizi-Călugăra in Bacău County in 1958. 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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Elena Oprea-Horvat . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203181612/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/op/elena-oprea-horvat-1.html . 2016-12-03 . dead . Full name: Elena Oprea-Horvat (-Florea).
  2. Web site: Elena Horvat . COSR.ro . . ro.
  3. News: Endre . Farkas . 4 August 2021 . Ő a moldvai csángómagyarok egyetlen olimpiai bajnoka- a Maszol.ro portálról . maszol.ro . 8 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Elena Horvat . Olympedia . 16 August 2021.