Gianina van Groningen and Ionela Cozmiuc brought the first gold medal for Romania in the double rowing event, light category. The two Romanians finished the race with a time of 07:29.63. A crew from Greece ranked second (07:31.94), and Italy ranked third (07:33.73).
It is the first European title conquered together for Gianina and Ionela, who are double world champions in this event. The two reunited this year after Gianina decided to take a break.
“We form a mature team and it will be the first time we compete again, after the Olympic Games in Tokyo. We do not underestimate any opponent, but we are determined to get a good result at the European Championships”, said Gianina van Groningen before leaving for Szeged, according to GSP.ro.
Romania also won a silver medal
Also on Saturday, the female four-frame team made up of Mădălina Bereş, Maria Lehaci, Magdalena Rusu and Amalia Bereş won the silver medal. The gold in this event was won by Great Britain.
In men’s four oars, Cristian Nicoară, Bogdan Baitoc, Florin Horodişteanu and Ioan Prundeanu took 5th place.
In the women’s four sculls, the crew formed by Mariana Dumitru, Emanuela Ciotău, Alexandra Ungureanu and Mădălina Moroşan ranked sixth.
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