Elisabeta Lipă

Elisabeta Lipă (Romanian pronunciation: [elisaˈbeta ˈlipə]; née Oleniuc on 26 October 1964) is a retired rower and government official from Romania. She is the most decorated rower in the history of the Olympics, winning five gold, two silver and one bronze medals. She holds the record amongst rowers for the most years between gold medals, at 20 years.

Elisabeta Lipă
Lipă in 1992
Personal information
Birth nameElisabeta Oleniuc
Born26 October 1964 (1964-10-26) (age 59)
Siret, Suceava County, Romania
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Minister of Youth and Sport
In office
17 November 2015  4 January 2017
PresidentKlaus Iohannis
Prime MinisterDacian Cioloș
Preceded byGabriela Szabo
Succeeded byMarius-Alexandru Dunca
Sport
SportRowing
ClubCS Dinamo București
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles Double sculls
1992 Barcelona Single sculls
1996 Atlanta Eight
2000 Sydney Eight
2004 Athens Eight
1988 Seoul Double sculls
1992 Barcelona Double sculls
1988 Seoul Quadruple sculls
World Championships
1989 Bled Single scull
1985 Hazewinkel Double sculls
1986 Nottingham Double sculls
1987 Copenhagen Double sculls
1989 Bled Double sculls
1991 Vienna Single sculls
1991 Vienna Double sculls
1994 Indianapolis Coxless pairs
2003 Milan Eights
1982 Lucerne Quadruple sculls
1983 Duisburg Double sculls
1984 Montreal Eights
1994 Indianapolis Eights

Since 2004, Lipă has served in various government positions including Minister of Youth and Sport under Dacian Cioloș from 2015 to 2017. Since 2009, she has also served as the president of the Romanian Rowing Federation and the Dinamo București Sports Club.

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