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Born | 4 July 1958 Luizi-Călugăra, Romania [1] | (age 65)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | CSA Steaua București [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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]
Full name: Elena Oprea-Horvat (-Florea)
![]() Horvat in the 1980s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 4 July 1958 Luizi-Călugăra, Romania [1] | (age 65)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | CSA Steaua București [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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]
Full name: Elena Oprea-Horvat (-Florea)