Gianina van Groningen
Romanian rower (born 1995)
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| Birth name | Gianina Elena Beleagă | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Gianina Elena van Groningen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Romanian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-05-21) 21 May 1995 (age 29) Gura Humorului, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gianina Elena van Groningen (née 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.
References
- ^ "Gianina Beleaga". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Rowing: British pair Emily Craig and Imogen Grant win Women's Lightweight Double Sculls gold – All Results". Paris 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ ""Mr. and Mrs!" Cu cine s-a măritat frumoasa Gianina Beleagă". Sport.ro. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
External links
- Gianina Elena van Groningen at World Rowing
- Gianina Elena van Groningen at Olympics.com
- Gianina Elena van Groningen at Olympedia
- Gianina Elena van Groningen at the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (in Romanian)
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World champions – Lightweight women's double sculls
- 1984:
(Elisabeth Fraas, Kirsten Jensen-Plum)
- 1985:
(Lin Clark, Beryl Crockford) - 1986:
(Chris Ernst, Carey Sands-Marden) - 1987:
(Janice Mason, Heather Hattin) - 1988:
(Laurien Vermulst, Ellen Meliesie) - 1989: (Carey Sands-Marden, Kristine Karlson)
- 1990: (Ulla Jensen, Regitze Siggaard)
- 1991:
(Claudia Waldi, Christiane Weber) - 1992: (Claudia Waldi, Christiane Weber)
- 1993: (Colleen Miller, Wendy Wiebe)
- 1994: (Colleen Miller, Wendy Wiebe)
- 1995: (Colleen Miller, Wendy Wiebe)
- 1997: (Angelika Brand, Michelle Darvill)
- 1998: (Christine Collins, Sarah Garner)
- 1999:
(Constanța Burcică, Camelia Macoviciuc) - 2001: (Janet Radünzel, Claudia Blasberg)
- 2002:
(Sally Causby, Amber Halliday) - 2003: (Marie-Louise Dräger, Claudia Blasberg)
- 2005: (Daniela Reimer, Marie-Louise Dräger)
- 2006:
(Xu Dongxiang, Yan Shimin) - 2007: (Amber Halliday, Marguerite Houston)
- 2009:
(Christina Giazitzidou, Alexandra Tsiavou) - 2010: (Lindsay Jennerich, Tracy Cameron)
- 2011: (Christina Giazitzidou, Alexandra Tsiavou)
- 2013:
(Laura Milani, Elisabetta Sancassani) - 2014:
(Sophie MacKenzie, Julia Edward) - 2015: (Sophie MacKenzie, Julia Edward)
- 2017: (Ionela-Livia Lehaci, Gianina Beleagă)
- 2018: (Ionela Cozmiuc, Gianina Beleagă)
- 2019: (Zoe McBride, Jackie Kiddle)
- 2022: (Emily Craig, Imogen Grant)
- 2023: (Emily Craig, Imogen Grant)
Since 1996, this boat class has been an Olympic event; see Olympic champions – Women's lightweight double sculls
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