Rowing: Bronze medal for Romania at the European Championships, in the men’s 8+1 event

Romania’s men’s 8+1 crew won the bronze medals on Saturday at the European Rowing Championships in Szeged (Hungary).

Romania (Mihăiţă Șigănescu, Ciprian Tudosă, Constantin Adam, Mugurel Vasile Semciuc, Florin Arteni, Sergiu Bejan, Ştefan Berariu, Florin Lehaci, Adrian Munteanu) was clocked with a time of 05 min 56 sec 11/100, being overtaken by Great Britain, 05 min 52 sec 90/100, and by Germany, 05 min 55 sec 23/100.

Romania won three medals on Saturday, one gold, one silver and one bronze.

The gold of the tricolors was obtained in the double rowing, light category (Gianina van Groningen and Ionela Cozmiuc), the silver was won in the women’s four frames (Mădălina Bereş, Maria Lehaci, Magdalena Rusu and Amalia Bereş), and the bronze in the women’s 8+1.

Romania qualified 12 crews in the medal finals out of the 13 that Szeged sent. On Sunday, the tricolors will start in the finals in women’s single sculls, men’s double sculls, men’s double sculls, women’s double sculls, men’s four sculls, women’s four sculls and women’s 8+1.

At the 2023 edition of the European Championships, held in Bled (Slovenia), Romania won six medals, including five gold and one silver. Source: Agerpres