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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