Elena Horvat
Romanian rower (born 1958) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elena Horvat (Hungarian: Ilona Horváth,[3] later Florea, born 4 July 1958) is a retired Romanian rower. She is a world champion and Olympic gold medallist in the coxless pair.
The native form of this personal name is Horváth Ilona. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
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Born | 4 July 1958 (1958-07-04) (age 66) Luizi-Călugăra, Romania[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | CSA Steaua București[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Horvat was born in Luizi-Călugăra in Bacău County in 1958.[4] She moved to Bucharest at a young age but two sisters still live in her home village. Initially a member of Viitorul București, she later joined CSA Steaua București. She went to the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow as a reserve rower but did not get to compete.[3]
Horvat competed at the 1984 Olympics and won a gold medal in the coxless pair.[4] At world championships, she won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals between 1981 and 1985.[2]