| Birth Date: | 1951 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mila 23, Romania[1] |
| Height: | 168 cm |
| Weight: | 71 kg |
| Sport: | Canoe sprint |
| Club: | CS Dinamo București[2] |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Maria Nichiforov (later Mihoreanu, 9 April 1951 – 24 June 2022) was a Romanian canoe sprinter. She won four medals at the world championships with a silver in 1974 and bronzes in 1973, 1974 and 1975. At the 1972 Olympics she won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event and placed sixth in the singles. She is a sister-in-law of the Olympic canoer Maria Ştefan-Mihoreanu.[1] [2]