Maria Olărașu Explained

Birth Date:28 May 2000[1]
Height:1.57m
Country:Moldova
Sport:Canoe

Maria Olărașu (born 28 May 2000)[2] is a Moldovan sprint canoeist. She competed solo and with Daniela Cociu at the 2020 Summer Olympics and will compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Olărașu and Cociu qualified for the 2020 Olympics by winning the women's C-2 500 meters at the 2021 European Canoe Sprint Qualification Regatta in Szeged, Hungary.[3] At the Olympic Women's C-2 500 metres in August 2021, they placed seventh. In the Women's C-1 200 metres, Olărașu placed seventh in the quarterfinals and did not advance to the semifinals.

At the 2023 European Games in Kraków and Małopolska, Olărașu placed fourth in the Women's C-1 500 metres.[4] Olărașu and Mihai Chihaia placed fifth in the Mixed C-2 200 metres and Olărașu and Cociu placed fourth in the Women's C-2 500 metres.

Olărașu and Cociu came in 7th in the Women's C-2 500 metres at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany, qualifying for the 2024 Olympics.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canoe Sprint OLARASU Maria - Tokyo 2020 Olympics . https://web.archive.org/web/20210729202152/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/canoe-sprint/athlete-profile-n1382473-olarasu-maria.htm . 29 July 2021 .
  2. Web site: Maria Olarasu NBC Olympics . 17 May 2024 . www.nbcolympics.com . en.
  3. News: 13 May 2021 . Tears flow as Olympic quotas decided in Szeged . 19 May 2021 . International Canoe Federation.
  4. Web site: MIRS App . 17 May 2024 . results.european-games.org.
  5. Web site: 26 August 2023 . Daniela Cociu și Maria Olărașu, calificare la Jocurile Olimpice de la Paris . 17 May 2024 . ro-RO.