Gianina Elena van Groningen | |
Birth Name: | Gianina Elena Beleagă |
Full Name: | Gianina Elena van Groningen |
Nationality: | Romanian |
Birth Date: | 21 May 1995 |
Birth Place: | Gura Humorului, Romania |
Height: | 177 cm |
Weight: | 62 kg |
Country: | Romania |
Sport: | Rowing |
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Gianina Elena van Groningen (Beleagă; born 21 May 1995) is a Romanian rower. She is twice world champion in the women's lightweight double sculls event winning back-to-back titles in 2017 and 2018 for Romania. She competed in the women's lightweight double sculls event at the 2016,[1] 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics, where she won a silver medal[2] paired with Ionela Cozmiuc.
In 2023, she married Sijmen van Groningen,[3] son of former Olympic rowers Steven van Groningen and Valeria Răcilă.